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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 53713, member: 112&quot;]Whether we like it or not miker - the professional coin graders use a practice called market grading. And while bag marks have forever, and likely always will be looked at as detractors when it comes to a coin&#039;s grade - the popularity of toned and untoned in the coin market can change with the wind. </p><p><br /></p><p>As little as 4 years ago - toned coins were not all that popular. Blast white was all the rage amongst collectors. If you read the coin forums back then - that&#039;s what everybody talked about. Blast white this and blast white that. It was like a fad. Today - it&#039;s toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now don&#039;t get me wrong - there have always been both types of collectors. Probably always will be. But just as it is with fashion and hair styles - things change. It&#039;s always been that way with the coin market. One day this is popular - tomorrow that is. And a great many collectors ride the bandwagon.</p><p><br /></p><p>And coin graders know this - that&#039;s where market grading comes into play. If blast white is the current fad - some coins may get an extra 1/2 point, or even a point, and be bumped from a 64 to a 65. Same thing with toning.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By the way - the fact that a coin has been dipped, if done properly, is not always detectable. An over-dipped coin is though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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