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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cremebrule, post: 1753289, member: 35227&quot;]I don&#039;t think the mark in front of Kennedy&#039;s face is a fingerprint. There seems to be gold/grayish toning in that area with parts where it &quot;flaked&quot; off (giving it the fingerprint look). I rolled the coin under the light and cannot find any luster breaks in that area to indicate a fingerprint either.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for sales of toners as of late, I&#039;ve found that they are constant and rarely fluctuate; at least in my past experience. It&#039;s a moot point though, since I don&#039;t plan to sell the coin at the moment anyways. The main reason I&#039;m planning to get it slabbed is to protect the coin from toning &quot;past its prime&quot;, or at least slow down the toning progression, and have the slabbed coin match my other similarly toned roosevelt dime (PCGS MS66). And of course, PCGS slabs are much easier to liquidate than raw coins (especially in the toner department) if it does come time to sell.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IMHO, the biggest issue with the coin is the obverse pastel colors with a somewhat abnormal pattern around the rim. For me, the reverse is simply too lustrous, the toning progression too smooth, and the &quot;money&quot; color (bold green) too vivid for me to call it AT. I would at least call this MA, and I believe PCGS would agree as well.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks for all the responses! It was interesting and insightful to hear what everyone else thought. This coin will hopefully be shipped out soon to robec for him to photograph; maybe evaluation will be easier when (much) better photos are shown <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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