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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1074624, member: 112&quot;]Paul I&#039;ll tell ya what, after this post I&#039;m done arguing with you about it. You are going to believe what you want to believe no matter what anyone says. But the fact of the matter is this, widespread interest in toned coins did not exist 10 years ago. Yes there were always some who sought out toned coins, and I have always agreed with this. But the first, the very first, auction where toned coins held any interest at all was the Garret collection in 1979 - 31 years ago. That is documented history. And it was after that auction that artificially toned coins began to show up in the marketplace hoping to capitalize on the success of the Garret sale. But it took another 20 years before interest in toned coins became widespread.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for what David Hall says, well I&#039;d put about as much stock in what David Hall says as I would the guy selling Rolex watches in Times Square.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now let me give you a quote or two by Dave Bowers about toned coins - <i>&quot;If you ask an old timer, coins with such hues were virtually nonexistant 30 or more years ago.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>But you can believe anybody you want. Instead of trying to prove your point, I know I&#039;m not going to try and prove mine any longer, (and I ask everybody to do this so you know for yourselves) go ask dealers that have been around for 20 or 30 years if there was widespread interest in toned coins more than 10 years ago. You know what they&#039;ll tell you ? No ! And Paul, I made a point of asking dealers at the FUN show yesterday, lots of them. Guess what ? They said no too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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