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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 25558, member: 112"]The pictures are way too small to attempt grading the coins - grading based on a picture is tenuous at best. As for the color designation - in my opinion they are both Red Brown based on the pics. But the '98 may have a shot at Red if seen in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not really the luster that is lost with toning Susan - a toned coin can still retain its original luster. With copper, it is just that the color changes. And NGC & PCGS have been known to slab more than a few copper coins as RB with only 5% red remaining.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 25558, member: 112"]The pictures are way too small to attempt grading the coins - grading based on a picture is tenuous at best. As for the color designation - in my opinion they are both Red Brown based on the pics. But the '98 may have a shot at Red if seen in hand. It's not really the luster that is lost with toning Susan - a toned coin can still retain its original luster. With copper, it is just that the color changes. And NGC & PCGS have been known to slab more than a few copper coins as RB with only 5% red remaining.[/QUOTE]
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