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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26226011, member: 101855&quot;]This one is graded AU-55.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1674955[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The photos of the coin in the OP are too dark to decide if the piece has artificial toning or not. You need to see the piece in person and look at it at various angles. From the photos, I would lean natural, but I&#039;m not 100% sure. There are some dark &quot;halos&quot; around some of the letters. </p><p><br /></p><p>Without proper storage, all old silver coins will turn black eventually. It&#039;s the terminal toning state for silver. Black is not a color most collectors want to see in silver coins. Grey in various shades or a natural billiance are more like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, these coins are not hammer strikes. Quite the contrary, they were struck on steam powered presses. I view them as &quot;almost modern.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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