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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3608727, member: 15309&quot;]If you look at coins graded at this level, it is the “nasty” toning and associated eye appeal that separates them from the blast white premium gems.&nbsp; When people look at my collection, they say “what happened to that one” when they see an untoned coin.&nbsp; The comment isn’t an indictment of that individual coin, rather it is an observation that the coin looks odd in an otherwise matched set.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I understand what you are saying here but I don’t think this is true, and IMO it does a disservice to tell collectors who prefer untoned coins this to placate them.&nbsp; The fact is that toning and eye appeal are an extremely important part of grading in the ultra premium gem grades.&nbsp; Andrew needs to understand that the toning he abhors is the primary reason this coin was graded MS68, and that his expectation that high graded coins should be spotless is totally unrealistic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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