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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3259376, member: 15309&quot;]That isn&#039;t what I said at all.&nbsp; I was accused of artificially toning a coin and I responded to that allegation indicating both that I did not intend to cause the toning while at the same time admitting that I make a mistake in my storage of the coin.&nbsp; If I had not found my mistake in a short time, but rather left it that way for years, it is entirely possible that the coin could have developed questionable toning in the eyes of the TPGs and my IMPROPER STORAGE would have resulted in a problem coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have never disputed that intent SHOULDN&#039;T be the deciding factor in the AT/NT debate, only that it CAN&#039;T be because the TPGs will never know the storage conditions or history of the coin.&nbsp; So while I can offer testimony to the members of this forum about my intent, the TPGs will never be privy to that information, therefore they can&#039;t use it in their determination.</p><p><br /></p><p>Furthermore, when I noticed my mistake, I took immediate action to correct it.&nbsp; In doing so, I preserved what is considered by 99% of the coin world to be market acceptable toning on that Barber Quarter.&nbsp; By contrast, Pickin &amp; Sinnin found a coin that was toning due to improper storage and had market acceptable toning, and instead of taking action to arrest further toning, he actually took steps to exacerbate the toning.&nbsp; The result was that the new toning that formed is IMO highly questionable and that the coin should be considered AT, not because he intended to artificially tone the coin, but rather he failed to preserve the coin and prevent the questionable toning from forming in the first place.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, I don&#039;t care (and neither do the TPGs) about the intent of owner(s), the coin must be judged solely on the quality of the toning.&nbsp; And if the toning is questionable, it matters not if it was imparted intentionally or as the result of improper storage.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that clears up my position on this issue that I have articulated about 1,000x before on this very forum.&nbsp; Now I have some questions for you Doug.</p><p><br /></p><p>1)&nbsp; Do you think the toning on his coin is market acceptable?&nbsp; Meaning, if he asked whether his coin is AT or NT, what would you say?</p><p><br /></p><p>2)&nbsp; Would that answer change once you found out he took deliberate steps to tone the coin further?</p><p><br /></p><p>3)&nbsp; Do you think the toning on the Barber Quarter is market acceptable?&nbsp; Meaning, If I asked you whether it is AT or NT, what would you say?</p><p><br /></p><p>4)&nbsp; Would that answer change if I told you that I intentionally didn&#039;t replace the acetate slide?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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