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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1092801, member: 15309&quot;]I have to say, that I don&#039;t often agree with you when it involves the subject of toning, but I agree with most of your analysis here.&nbsp; I firmly believe that Bowers was speaking of a subset of toned coins.&nbsp; Bowers believes that coins with <b>VIVID RAINBOW TONING</b> are predominantly AT.&nbsp; Take a closer look at my scale.&nbsp; Notice that while there are rainbow shades on both the NT example and the Widely Accepted example, they are not vividly toned.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels%20Raw/ToningScaleFirst.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels%20Raw/ToningScaleLast.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As you move further to left of the scale, the vivid colors start to show up.&nbsp; It is these coins that he warns against and these coins that drive the biggest premiums.&nbsp; And in truth, he is correct.&nbsp; The context of his article is about cherrypicking coins for their value and being a smart buyer.&nbsp; He is correct that buying expensive conditional rarities and paying large premiums for wildly toned coins which may be AT are very risky propositions and are not always financially prudent decisions.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think his statement is an indictment of rainbow toned coins.&nbsp; It is just that he would prefer this </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels%20Full%20Steps/JeffersonNickel1948-SPCGSMS66FS.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>which was purchased for 60% of PCGS Price Guide over this</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels%20Full%20Steps/JeffersonNickel1941-DNGCMS67Star5FS.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>which cost 5X PCGS Price Guide.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding your 1891 Half Dollar, if it is AT, it is most certainly type 1 AT.&nbsp; The purpose of AT back in the early 80&#039;s when toning premiums were non existent was to hide problems or flaws to achieve a higher grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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