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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1393793, member: 15309&quot;]First, the TPG&#039;s don&#039;t have any knowledge of the storage conditions of the coins they grade.&nbsp; They have to make their determination solely based on what they see.&nbsp; When it comes to toning, they decide if the toning pattern and color scheme are consistent with typical patterns for the series in question.&nbsp; I don&#039;t collect half cents but those color schemes don&#039;t look typical to me.&nbsp; At first glance, I thought the blue toned coin was silver.&nbsp; I think PCGS was justified to deem the color questionable and not market acceptable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Furthermore, how do you know that these coins have been in a vault for 60 years?&nbsp; And even if that story is true, you would need to know what they looked like before they went into the vault in order to say that they are not questionably toned.&nbsp; You have to remember that their determination of questionable toning simply means that the color of the coins is not market acceptable in their opinion.&nbsp; In their eyes, artificial toning &amp; color resulting from improper storage are the same, questionable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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