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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;barberpolecat, post: 820781, member: 23618&quot;]Here&#039;s piggyback question regarding toning.&nbsp; How do you know if the toning is natural or if it was added by a coin doctor?&nbsp; My reading tells me that even the TPG services graded and slabbed some coins that had been doctored.&nbsp; As time goes by their ability to detect such doctoring and some coins that were slabbed in the past would not pass muster today.&nbsp; How do we, as the consumers and collectors, tell the difference.&nbsp; I know viewing many examples is one way to finally &#039;get it&#039; but I don&#039;t even know where to start.&nbsp; One thing I have read is that &#039;fake&#039; toning looks like it hovers above the surface whereas natural toning looks like its a part of the surface.&nbsp; Any insights?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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