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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1441810, member: 22585&quot;]If you are saying that just because it gets slabbed by PCGS with secure plus, that the toning is natural, I completely disagree. Plenty of AT coins get slabbed by both PCGS and NGC, and on the other side of the fence, plenty of naturally toned coins are marked as &quot;questionable&quot; color.&nbsp; It&#039;s more about the market acceptability of the toning than it is the nature of it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t believe this is accurate either.</p><p><br /></p><p>From PCGS:</p><p>&quot;<font face="Helvetica"><span style="color: #505151">Commonly used organic materials applied to coins include plastic resins such as Bondo, putty, caulk, wax, lacquer, varnish, acrylics, paint, ink, acetone, glue, and citric acid.&quot;</span></font></p><p><font face="Helvetica"><span style="color: #505151"><br /></span></font></p><p>Those above mentioned &#039;doctoring&#039; techniques aren&#039;t related to color at all.&nbsp; They are used for hiding imperfections on the surface of the coin, especially dings and scratches. Therefore inflating the coins value. In the eye of PCGS, toning doesn&#039;t increase value, the grade does. Of course we all know that in the marketplace, nice toning does command a premium.</p><p><font face="Helvetica"><span style="color: #505151"><br /></span></font></p><p><font face="Helvetica"><span style="color: #505151"></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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