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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2742277, member: 1892&quot;]It is an unfortunate truth that true rarity is completely devalued - deserved or not - when the conditions defining that rarity can be duplicated at will. My interest lies in disseminating the fact that attractive toning is an available option on just about any coin for someone willing to invest in learning the process, as opposed to direct attack on those currently producing it under conditions other than those considered &quot;natural.&quot; If it were widespread and common knowledge that the toning you&#039;re about to pay a premium for was as likely created by the seller at their kitchen table as it was by &quot;natural&quot; processes, then there&#039;s no cause to contend your conscious decision to pay extra as an informed buyer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your direction of attack has the fatal problem that in many cases the toning will only be known to be &quot;artificial&quot; if the creator publicly acknowledges having done it. My direction of attack has the fatal problem that it&#039;ll never be possible to educate <b>everyone</b>. Face it, friend, we&#039;re both boned here. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> However, the fact that a goal is not achievable does not make it unworthy to strive for.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Quality</b> optical magnification is expensive and inefficient. I cannot imagine <i>ever</i> needing more than 10x optical, and have never actually used more than 5x in practice. If I ever need more detail, I will increase the sensor size and megapixel count to that end. 50x optical magnification on a modern 20+MP sensor would create an image of such size that a single serif on a letter could not be viewed in its&#039; entirety on a <b>large</b> monitor.....</p><p><br /></p><p>There is, even for me, an upper limit to how much magnification is necessary. A point is reached - more quickly than most realize - where the detail depicted cannot ever be proven to have happened by one process or another.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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