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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2125505, member: 15309&quot;]Kurt, there is a method to the TPG madness.&nbsp; I have told you that TPGs don&#039;t penalize for ugly toning unless it affects luster.&nbsp; The reason they treat it neutrally is because they don&#039;t want to decide what is or isn&#039;t ugly.&nbsp; In essence, they think there is more subjectivity involved in calling something ugly than calling something beautiful.&nbsp; Despite what some people think, the number of times that a coin actually gets a grade bump for exceptional eye appeal is actually very rare.&nbsp; Most toned coins, including rainbow toned coins, don&#039;t get grade bumps for eye appeal.&nbsp; In the cases where they do, the TPGs rely on the probability that just about everybody who views that coin will acknowledge that the coin is beautiful.</p><p><br /></p><p>You have a very good idea of what you think constitutes ugly.&nbsp; But there is no way that the TPGs can decide what is ugly without people disagreeing with them, so they don&#039;t do it.&nbsp; In addition, eye appeal is typically tied to luster.&nbsp; Have you ever seen a toned coin with muted luster?&nbsp; The eye appeal is nowhere near that of a rainbow toned coin that has blazing luster.&nbsp; It is the combination of color and luster that gives vibrancy to the color and results in exceptional eye appeal.&nbsp; It is the difference between this coin (NGC MS63):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars%204%20Sale/MD1886NGCMS63.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>and this coin (Battle Creek NGC MS64*):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Morgan%20Dollars/MorganDollar1886NGCMS64StarBattleCr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, I think the best example I can show you about why the TPGs should not penalize for ugly is a Cointalk thread that I started in 2008.&nbsp; Please read this thread and note the wide range of reactions to the same coin, ENJOY!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-uniquely-toned-peace-dollar-in-auction.42113/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-uniquely-toned-peace-dollar-in-auction.42113/">A Uniquely Toned Peace Dollar in Auction</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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