About as high a grade as possible with a toner. For some reason toned coins never (or at least very very rarely) get 70 grades from PCGS.
Good Question! Anyone care to put their grading abilities to the test? A simple PR-## or MS-## will be great and I will message anyone who is willing to guess with the actual grade assigned by PCGS.
Wow on beautiful Lincoln memorial proof cent! Sure wouldn't mind seeing observe and reverse photos on the toned coins page ★★★★★★★★★
Here is another new roman republic I acquired in the trade when I got my other one posted earlier. L. CAECILIUS METELLUS (96 B.C.) AR Denarius O: L METEL A ALB S F, laureate head of Apollo right; star below. R: C MALL, ROMA in exergue, Roma seated left on pile of arms, being crowned by Victory. Rome Mint 3.9g 21mm RCV 220
I posted these CC Morgans raw several weeks ago. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lets-see-your-newest-acquisitions.158772/page-653#post-2017548 > > > Just received back from NGC yesterday
All 1940 coinage U.S. mint coins had hair lines due to untrained staff World war two mint had replacement workers.dies were ot cleaned or polished. MS 67★is very high grade one nice Mercury dime! Details should been added Great Dime
My guess at that grade is that those are die polish lines which made the coin almost proof like, hence the star.