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Message:: [QUOTE="Mike caliri, post: 3384948, member: 101774"]Hey everyone, I am trying to get help with this awesome new coin and many others from 1790's to 1900's gold and silver rarities found in an old safein an old laundromat being demolished. I want to know what the potential grade might be and how toning can be so dramatically different from coin to coin and how that affects the piece and the lacking luster of some of them and what causes it. I see all colors going through the color spectrum on this coin as they should one would think not skipping colors in the order of colors. On this coin, the colors change in order like it should, like the purples going into blues, then dark blues and then into dark black tones and from ..blue to lighter purple to Orange and gold going from shade to shade which makes sense to me with how it was stored. I am new to toned coins this is my first. There were three 1884 S Morgan Dollars in the safe with the others not toned at all and prooflike that i will post soon. I will post more later, but for now let me know what you think on this one. This is strictly for educational needs on my part to help me understand how toning works and how grading works with toning and overall luster and what not. Thanks much. [ATTACH=full]899018[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]899020[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]