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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KennyMac, post: 1093037, member: 23222&quot;]This whole thread (so far), has probably been one of the most interesting, stimulating, funny, informative, eye-opening (and oft times &quot;cringe worthy&quot;), topic of discussion that&#039;s been a downright pleasure to read......and I have seriously learned quite a bit.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t collect toned coins &quot;on purpose&quot;, but I do have some......</p><p>The only reason I have them is because I liked the way they looked... and for all intents and purposes, they were free (some I got in rolls, and some of them with my change for a purchase).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Toned coins, (whether Artificially Toned or Naturally Toned) seems to be quite a touchy subject, and I can understand why........</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>No one can tell the difference between a NT&#039;d coin, and an AT&#039;d coin (providing it doesn&#039;t look like it&#039;s been rattle canned), and I get that.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Certain individuals seem to place a premium on those toned coins simply because they are what they are....toned...........Ok, &#039;beauty is in the eye of the beholder&#039;, (or the beerholder, or the coin holder (whatever).....Ok, I get that too (some of them ARE stunning).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Certain individuals seem to be &quot;in a quandry&quot;, (ok, they seem to be pizzed off ) because a premium has been put on an item that is questionable in and of itself....for reasons that can neither be proven nor disproven.......(that sounds reasonable.... I definately wouldn&#039;t buy what someone claimed to be a Picasso if it wasn&#039;t signed by Picasso and there was no provenance attesting to the artist).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Certainly there are TPG&#039;ers who are &#039;gun shy&#039; about slabbing toned coins.....(fool me once, shame on you...fool me a crapload of times/make me look bad/cost me money, then shame on me, etc).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m not surprised at how passionate some individuals are on this subject.....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If someone was trying to prove to me that something that I valued had NO Value, I&#039;d be pretty mad.......(and considering all the invested time/money/emotions, etc I&#039;d try to REALLY prove my point).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If someone was trying to prove to me that something had value (above and beyond it&#039;s base), and I could clearly see the potential for that value to be not only hypothetical, but fraudulent as well, I&#039;d be pretty mad too.......and I&#039;d try and prove my point......(&quot;can&#039;t they see it for what it is?&quot;).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And if someone took a poll of who was &quot;right&quot; and who was &quot;wrong&quot; in regards to this subject, there would be NO winner.......just an opinion.</p><p>(and sometimes opinions are like cloacal vents....everybody has one, and even then it generally stinks).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, at the end of the day........I think this could certainly be a case of &quot;why don&#039;t we just agree to disagree?&quot;........</p><p>(and if degrades into fisticuffs, who&#039;s gonna hold the bets?....&#039;cuz my money would be on the old guy in the hat....I&#039;m just sayin).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(and whoever came up with.... &quot;If the grade don&#039;t fit, you must re-submit!&quot; .....is a freakin genius....THAT was funny.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I need to get a little sleep....we&#039;re gonna have a memorial for Bill Xxxxxx (one of our 976-Tuna Pro-Staffers)..we&#039;ll be at Pierpoint Landing in Long Beach (next to the Long Beach Aquarium), where we will all get on the sportfishing vessel &quot;Toronado&quot;, head out into Santa Monica Bay, and take Bill for his last boat ride. </p><p>R.I.P. Bill.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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