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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1988656, member: 26302&quot;]You really need to learn coins sir. I am not saying this disparagingly. I am saying you need to look at thousands and thousands of coins, learn what a high end IHC should look like. </p><p><br /></p><p>Look at this coin. Wear, some major dings, and the coin is 150 years old. This coin would, in the normal course of events, be brown. There is just no physical way it would not be brown, unless it was buried in which case it could be green. Pretty toning can ONLY happen on a coin with original surfaces. Being worn is your first clue this coin has AT. Second, its copper so almost never develops such toning anyway, and if it is a 1 in a million coin it would probably be a proof. Third, this coin has damage, (and I am betting hairlines), so its nearly valueless anyway, which is a perfect candidate for crappy fake toning artists.</p><p><br /></p><p>Want a fun &quot;homework&quot; assignment? Go to HA.com and sign up, (its free). Then simply peruse through pics of similar coins in XF up. Look at hundreds or thousands of these coins. There literally is nothing better, (well in person is better), to learn how to judge and grade a coin than seeing a LOT of them. After a while, your eye will immediately see something out of place, even if your mind cannot describe it. Best thing I can suggest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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