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<p>[QUOTE="Breakdown, post: 718033, member: 19532"]My suggestion is that you proceed with caution. If you want to purchase toned IHC's, there are certainly some fine dealers on here you should speak to. In other words, someone you know you can trust.</p><p>You seem to buy and consider many different series. Toning is very different for each series and it takes a lot of time even on a single series to begin to appreciate toning and understand the nuances of acceptable and unacceptable toning (NT v. AT if you wish). One of the most important things to know is the positions each of the TPGs takes on toning for a particular series. </p><p>As I have mentioned before around here, David Hall has a pretty hardline position on rainbow toning -- see what he said about rainbow toning on Peace dollars. As Doug pointed out, this position may not have merit, but it seems to me that PCGS's position on toning is consistent with Hall's views, at least for some series.</p><p>Good luck and post photos if you buy any.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Breakdown, post: 718033, member: 19532"]My suggestion is that you proceed with caution. If you want to purchase toned IHC's, there are certainly some fine dealers on here you should speak to. In other words, someone you know you can trust. You seem to buy and consider many different series. Toning is very different for each series and it takes a lot of time even on a single series to begin to appreciate toning and understand the nuances of acceptable and unacceptable toning (NT v. AT if you wish). One of the most important things to know is the positions each of the TPGs takes on toning for a particular series. As I have mentioned before around here, David Hall has a pretty hardline position on rainbow toning -- see what he said about rainbow toning on Peace dollars. As Doug pointed out, this position may not have merit, but it seems to me that PCGS's position on toning is consistent with Hall's views, at least for some series. Good luck and post photos if you buy any.[/QUOTE]
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