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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2742216, member: 24314&quot;]sakata, wrote in the OP: &quot;Let me say up front, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">I am not trying to belittle toned coins</span> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> or to put down those who collect them.&nbsp; I am really trying to understand.&nbsp; I just don&#039;t get it.&nbsp; What is so attractive about a coin which has been so <b><span style="color: rgb(89, 0, 179)">disfigured</span></b>?&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>I just started reading this thread today</b>.&nbsp; Hopefully, as I get to the end (page 19) your question will be answered.&nbsp; IMO, &quot;disfigured&quot; indicates your mind has already been made up. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Beauty is a personal thing.&nbsp; Not all toned coins are beautiful.&nbsp; Many are considered ugly by <b>everyone</b>.&nbsp; Perhaps, we can drag you &quot;kicking and screaming&quot; into making a distinction (learning something important in numismatics) and appreciating the colorful coins that have been made &quot;especially beautiful&quot; both by nature and in many cases - also man. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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