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Message:: [QUOTE="oval_man, post: 2794767, member: 22602"]You're right, my comment sounded snooty and I apologize. But there is a point behind it. I put "love" in quotes for a reason. Often, people have no idea why they "like" something—or even if they like it all that much. Our tastes are learned. Often, a person will like an attribute (or attributes) of something and confuse this with liking the whole. If "marble" is good and "gold" is good, then having lots of expensive marble and gold fixtures in a bathroom must be really good! Never mind that the result looks tacky and ostentatious. My comment touched a nerve in you, which means you are sensitive about your tastes. Join the club; we all are (whether we like to think so or not). No one likes to have his sense of taste insulted. So let me ask, what do you like about this coin's toning? Other than the fact that it is toned? And will my opposing view (and others') challenge you to reconsider your impression of it? Our tastes grow when we question our own judgement. (And let me say that I find this to be an interesting coin, particularly since it's a '21. I just don't find the toning to be especially attractive.)[/QUOTE]