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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 441908, member: 15309&quot;]Well the toning looks great to me.&nbsp; The color progression is right (yellow-magenta-cyan) and it lays deeply on the surface.&nbsp; The toning pattern also supports NT with characteristics of air transfer toning.&nbsp; Notice how the majority of the letters and stars are not toned the same color as the surrounding fields.&nbsp; Additionally, look at Liberty&#039;s cap.&nbsp; There is magenta in the right field that does not flow continously over the cap and is interrupted by some orange.&nbsp; The toning on this coin is very consistent with that of other bag toned Morgans.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not sure what chemical would display so many indicators of natural toning.&nbsp; Having said that, the stain is very real, yet not nearly as distracting as the photo makes it seem.&nbsp; It is more likely that something got on the coin or stuck to the coin while it was in the process of toning.&nbsp; I am not very familiar with NGC or PCGS&#039;s standards for what constitutes environmental damage, but I have seen many other coins graded by both TPG&#039;s with much worse stains than this coin.&nbsp; As for the scratch, I think it should affect the grade but not necessarily deserve a body bag.&nbsp; However, with the combination of the stain and scratch, it would not surprise me if it bagged.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the fingerprint on the reverse, that would be my fault.&nbsp; I apparently did not clean the slab before I took the photo.&nbsp; The fingerprint is not on the coin.&nbsp; I will say that the technical merits of the reverse are at best MS64 and more likely MS63.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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