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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1090875, member: 15309&quot;]One doesn&#039;t need to KNOW in order to apply the concept of market acceptability.&nbsp; However, you even stated that obvious AT coins are easy to identify.&nbsp; At the opposite end of the spectrum, there are toning patterns that are genuine and can be considered natural since they are so difficult to replicate.&nbsp; All of the labels in between are a subjective evaluation of the toning using the concept of market acceptability.&nbsp; You DON&#039;T need to KNOW that the coin is AT or NT, you just need to evaluate the toning using the same standards as the TPG&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you are asking how I know what the TPG&#039;s will say about the coins, my answer is experience.&nbsp; I have viewed thousands of toned coins in hand over the last decade.&nbsp; Free your mind Doug, and you will find that your theory and my theory exist together in perfect harmony.&nbsp; You are 100% right that nobody can ever prove the originality of toning on a coin.&nbsp; The TPG&#039;s know this and have created the system of &quot;market acceptability&quot; in order to effectively deal with the AT problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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