Poll: The Market Acceptability Quotient™ (MAQ)
mgoodm3
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All this talk of toning got me thinking (not always a good thing). Toning and the appearance of "good" toning versus "bad" toning falls into a continuum. Every toned coin should be able to be put into that continuum as: " I'm 70% sure that this coin has "good" toning." Every coin and type of toning will have it place in the continuum. With enough people chiming in you should be able to get an average % - thus the MAQ.
Within that continuum also lies everybody's comfort levels for buying coins. Maybe I am confortable with a 50% coin while you may only be comfortable with 90% coins.
Where does this coin lie? I'm just curious what other think.
Within that continuum also lies everybody's comfort levels for buying coins. Maybe I am confortable with a 50% coin while you may only be comfortable with 90% coins.
Where does this coin lie? I'm just curious what other think.
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It's a very subjective topic.
Maybe the terminology could be tweaked a bit.
While I think that Morgan's probably NT, I don't like the look of it so much and wouldn't call it 'good'.
But I think you're on to something..
Nice clashes and cracks!
The MAQ would probably be more useful just on the forum as tastes for toning are more cyclical.
It's something to think about.
How about a smaller range (say 1-10)?
A hundred point spread is probaby unnecessary for what is basically a 'yes' or 'no' question.
Not necessarily 99% eye appealing to me, but not bad, either- I would give it seventy-some percent there, I suppose.
I think people are just a little TOO paranoid about toning these days. I mean, sure, it pays to be vigilant, but c'mon- if it looks nice and it was nice enough for PCGS not to bag it, why not? Who cares, when you get right down to it?
Well, okay, a LOT of people care. Even I do- but not that strenuously.
I'm plunging into ancient Roman coins now. I gotta tell you, it is refreshing to play in a field where old cleaning is not a taboo- where it is the norm rather than the exception. After all, probably 99% of the ancient coins out there in the market have been cleaned at some point since they came out of the ground. At least in the silver.
Nice patina is prized in ancient coins, but from what I can see, it's all about the look, and people don't take a microscope to it to question its "originality" as much. Unless something looks harshly cleaned or unnatural in some way, it's acceptable.
At least to me. I don't lose too much sleep over it. Original is best, of course, but I think folks need to lighten up just a tiny bit in their scrutiny. JMHO- I am sure many will disagree, perhaps rightly so.
"here's a dollar with a nice reverse, let's tone up the obverse and try to gain a point or two"
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I'm at 90%- always room for human judgement and KOOL AID parties on Friday.