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<p>[QUOTE="bahabully, post: 1092117, member: 17555"]1 - What's wrong with green ?</p><p>2 - Where does this one rank in Lehigh's scale ?</p><p>3 - Bag toned ?</p><p> </p><p>btw,, IMO Doug is on it. I don't think anyone can tell what is NT and what is AT.. it's really whatever the tpg's want to call it on a given day based on (my guess here) thier current direction from the finance department. </p><p>We all agree that there are at least some "elite" out there who can manufacture a toned coin to meet any of Lehigh's samples,, on demand and in short order... therefore the supply is NOT finite and is likely growing with demand.... I've touched on the results of this before and won't do it again.</p><p>I like Lehigh's scale, and believe is directionally correct,, but debased by a couple of things.. 1- as we've said toners can be made to look like any of the samples,, and the NT sample is probably the easiest to replicate. 2- Shane tossed out an interesting silver spoon from the storage shed a month or so ago to illustrate how some NT can present itself in the most AT looking pattern.. kinda like greeny down there... just wild colors and non-typical patterns..... So.... what can we do... the market makers will continue to allow x% of toners through in slabs to meet financial goals regardless... </p><p> </p><p>Guess I have no point, other than to say that there is truth what everyone is saying to an extent.... and to the OP, my guess is that the financial goals of the tpg were met or exceeded at the time your coin passed through... try submitting at the beginning of the fiscal quarter next time and let us know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bahabully, post: 1092117, member: 17555"]1 - What's wrong with green ? 2 - Where does this one rank in Lehigh's scale ? 3 - Bag toned ? btw,, IMO Doug is on it. I don't think anyone can tell what is NT and what is AT.. it's really whatever the tpg's want to call it on a given day based on (my guess here) thier current direction from the finance department. We all agree that there are at least some "elite" out there who can manufacture a toned coin to meet any of Lehigh's samples,, on demand and in short order... therefore the supply is NOT finite and is likely growing with demand.... I've touched on the results of this before and won't do it again. I like Lehigh's scale, and believe is directionally correct,, but debased by a couple of things.. 1- as we've said toners can be made to look like any of the samples,, and the NT sample is probably the easiest to replicate. 2- Shane tossed out an interesting silver spoon from the storage shed a month or so ago to illustrate how some NT can present itself in the most AT looking pattern.. kinda like greeny down there... just wild colors and non-typical patterns..... So.... what can we do... the market makers will continue to allow x% of toners through in slabs to meet financial goals regardless... Guess I have no point, other than to say that there is truth what everyone is saying to an extent.... and to the OP, my guess is that the financial goals of the tpg were met or exceeded at the time your coin passed through... try submitting at the beginning of the fiscal quarter next time and let us know.[/QUOTE]
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