Nice Buff !! I as going to say MS-63 but the toning brought me to a MS-64 instead. Does toning affect grade ? I don't think so, do you ?
In an ideal technical situation, it shouldn’t, but I believe it subconsciously influences some people’s opinions; even those of professional third-party graders.
OK, I'm the oddball, again, lol. I just don't like toning. I don't mind worn, well traveled coins, but like for them to be untoned. Just my opinion, not even worth 2 cents. Now, with that cleared up, if I was missing a coin, and got a toned one cheap, I would grab it up, to fill an empty spot. But it's not my first choice. But, yours is a nice coin @lordmarcovan!
LOL Have you ever seen a buff dump a load??? That little ball of crap would not even make a dingleberry on a real buff. Thanks for the laugh I needed it today.
MS 65. Philadelphia mint produced many weak strikes and I believe this is one of them. I see no wear but weak areas that are common with a weak strike, particularly the buffalo head details and feather details on the obverse. All in all, I think it is a very nice example.
That's the only detracting feature, to my eye. Otherwise the coin is phenomenal, as far as I'm concerned. I can live with that little flyspeck. (Or teeny-tiny buffalo dropping, if you prefer to see it that way. LOL)
This one was tricky but all buffs seem to be like that for me anyway.Nice coin it deserves the grade it got.
