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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rush2112, post: 1284303, member: 25570&quot;]I found this coin on a website that sells collectibles. I understand the grading of paper money but when it comes to grading coins, a grade like this doesn&#039;t make sense to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>Description in the ad:</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t call many coins &quot; hyper PQ &quot;, but this is one of them. An MS66 obverse teamed up with a gleaming MS64 obverse. Both sides immaculately toned and very fresh. A coin that could easily be value graded as gem by either NGC or PCGS. Any way you look at it ; it is one of the nicest 1940 quarters that I have ever seen. Worth a very strong premium. Nicer than coins that I have viewed in MS65 holders. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I see:</p><p><br /></p><p>The word &quot;gleaming&quot; is used but I don&#039;t see much of anything gleaming. What I see is a coin almost turned black and certainly doesn&#039;t look fresh to me. Also, I am trying to understand why toning, to the point of almost being black, is considered a good quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once again, I don&#039;t have the experience to properly grade any coin, just looking for comments from others to better understand the grading process.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]142954.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]142955.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]142956.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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