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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BadThad, post: 24889881, member: 17261&quot;]As far as the OP - I am no expert on the series but...in my experience none of the TPG&#039;s will slab this type of toning (except maybe IGC*). Ruined by tricksters and their MS70 applications back in the day and today it&#039;s generally no longer TPG market acceptable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, this is also a natural toning color for copper in contact with something that promoted the toning. The toning agent even lightly affected the reverse (gas diffusion, enclosed space) - likely due to a somewhat sealed environment. I would call this &quot;storage toning&quot; and call it market acceptable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I find the coin very MA! YOU BOUGHT IT! My only concern is I didn&#039;t see any cartwheel spokes - I would expect them to rotate under your light. The luster seems very flat which is likely due to a lifetime of collector handling more so than circulation wear. Nonetheless, without that luster, I&#039;m in the AU-58 camp.</p><p><br /></p><p>*I say ICG because they seem to be the only reasonable TPG when it comes to toned coins. I attribute a lot of this to our very own [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] and his understanding of toning. Common sense versus holding up a chart next to a coin to see if it conforms to &quot;the standard&quot;. BAH, IGC gets these toners right IMHO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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