Graded, Slabbed, Details, Artificial Toning

ebay needs to clamp down HARD on the flourishing Artificially toned coin business on ebay. It is downright out of control, with deception and false information rampant.
Most coins are raw, and, I am too surprised to see this anacs label(they just keep digging their own grave, don't they?), as NGC, PCGS, ICG, would never give a label on an AT coin..never.(PCGS did slab some 1971-S 40% Ike Proof dollars back in the late 1980's, which were infused with a sulfur base oxidant, creating a oh-so-easy-to-spot-look, but, most buyers do not know the difference nowadays, and, spend hundreds of dollars for coins worth melt.
A large ANA campaign, coupled with advice from the TPG's, could help ebay set up new protocol for toned listings, but, since so much money is involved, I seriously doubt any changes for now.

It's a point on the continuum between body bag and invisible straight grade for AT coins.

ANACS has done net grading since the days when they were owned by Amos Press. It's at least open and transparent...

In fact, I bought an ANACS SWH at coin club on Thursday night as the archtype of this kind of grading, it's labeled "UNC Details NET AU55 | RECOLORED"

PCI toning is accidental- an unexpected function of the materials used in their slab.

There's no accident here.

ANACS called it AT

I know B. But I strongly disagree. Anacs and to a much larger extent NGC aren't too kind to toned eagles for some reason. I wasn't implying above that it was a pci toner just that the look is very similar. And the date hardly matters Ikes, 999 silver is highly reactive and can tone naturally like this in months or less under the right conditions. Were the right conditions induced, maybe, but crack and send this one to PCGS and I bet it would straight grade. They're the only one that seems know what they're doing with toned eagles

That's why I don't typically subscribe to the AT / NT terminology rather either Market Acceptable or Not Market Acceptable

NGC and ANACS are tough on artificially toned coins and bullion for a reason. The color progression may be correct, but it has obviously been exposed to sulfur and or heat in some controlled manner.

I enjoy collecting toned Morgans and send them to NGC for grading and encapsulation when I find them. The vibrant colors are usually much more subdued and intermittent when it occurs naturally over many years, in my opinion.

Well, isn't that what America is all about? If there's a market for it, go and do business! So basically ebay is just being American, which is not unexpected for an American company.

Anyway, for me there's nothing wrong with selling artificial toned coins, as long as it's clearly stated that it's artificially toned, like in this case. Same goes for slabbing: nothing wrong with slabbing an artificially toned coin, as long as it's clearly labeled as such. This may sound a bit liberal for most Americans, but if people want to willingly destroy their coin and have it slabbed as such, that should be their own business. Nothing wrong with offering it as such on the internet, as long as I'm not obliged to buy or like it. As long as we're open and honest about what's on offer: fine with me. If people then ask ridiculous prices: sure, that's ebay. We have a bunch of topics about that kind of coins on the forum here. If people actually want to pay such amounts of money for such a coin: well, who am I to claim a stake in their wallet and decision? Why should I take responsibility over someones else's stupidity? It's already hard work to do so for my own!