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<p>[QUOTE="asheland, post: 2982906, member: 91033"]Indeed, baseball21 is correct about the grade number being secondary. When they straight grade, they are confirming that the color is natural and not done artificially.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this one raw and <b>loved</b> the color. I compared it to naturally toned eagles, showed the picture to some coin dealers and we all concluded that the color was natural so I sent it off. I wondered why it was a 66 indeed as it's a low grade, but the area above the motto has a patch of hits. (Not all that bad) and hard to see unless you twirl the coin under good light, but enough to warrant the 66 grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>Indeed usually they are 65 to 68 when toned, that's just what they grade for some reason. I'm happy with mine as it is. The color is indeed splendid![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="asheland, post: 2982906, member: 91033"]Indeed, baseball21 is correct about the grade number being secondary. When they straight grade, they are confirming that the color is natural and not done artificially. I bought this one raw and [B]loved[/B] the color. I compared it to naturally toned eagles, showed the picture to some coin dealers and we all concluded that the color was natural so I sent it off. I wondered why it was a 66 indeed as it's a low grade, but the area above the motto has a patch of hits. (Not all that bad) and hard to see unless you twirl the coin under good light, but enough to warrant the 66 grade. Indeed usually they are 65 to 68 when toned, that's just what they grade for some reason. I'm happy with mine as it is. The color is indeed splendid![/QUOTE]
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