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Thoughts on toning
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On 12/5/2021 at 9:30 AM, zadok said:

...dispatch tendered...r u now freelancing as a perfume commercial writer??...fyi that subtle toning n subdued aroma on the yap coins is bird poop n pee.....

Yum-meeeee! A few imported semi-feral cats will fix that problem up real nice.

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@jtryka  Lovely lineup! I believe suspect # 1 is the perp. I distinctly recall the No. 9 in the date was askew, exactly as depicted. Did the TPGS make mention of it?   😉 

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On 11/6/2021 at 6:58 AM, Hoghead515 said:

Exactly. Ive seen some in ms67 that look plum awful. And see an ms 66 thats twice as attractive. I cant stand that. I got a couple im gonna replace some day after i get my set completed. Such as this one. Looks really bad to me. Polish_20211105_175805151.jpg.d5c4f5e65794bed9643d40c9651e2898.jpg

I completely agree with you in that toning should be light and pleasant/not too colorful. I almost feel like graders are more prone to give higher grades to heavily toned coins because it masks post-mint damage (even though toning is in fact post-mint damage), therefore protecting their reputation or "good judgement". 

It seems like the higher the grade, the less technical and more subjective the process becomes... and highly toned coins almost seem like a safeguard for their reputation as graders.

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On 2/19/2022 at 10:32 AM, GraftedInTheVine said:

And this crazy thing taken from one of those "20th Century Coins" frames. Must have been stored in high humidity by the previous owner.

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Those are some beauties. I really like that kind of toning. 

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