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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2756997, member: 15309&quot;]What? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This confirms my theory that people are substituting their own standards for grading this coin rather than applying NGC&#039;s standards.&nbsp; What you are doing is technical grading, NGC employs market grading; luster, strike, &amp; eye appeal all count.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This comment makes me wonder if you have ever collected Washington Quarters.&nbsp; Luster is extremely important in grading especially at the gem grades.&nbsp; In fact, PCGS rarely gives MS67 grades to fully toned Washingtons because the toning typically impairs the luster.&nbsp; That is what makes this coin different.&nbsp; The toning is in pastel shades and doesn&#039;t inhibit the luster at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may look at the coin and think the strike is nothing special, but if you look at hundreds of Washington Quarters you will quickly appreciate how well struck this coin actually is.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, your statement that luster and strike don&#039;t vary widely to have a great impact on the ultimate grade is just wrong.&nbsp; It is wrong with respect to Washington Quarters as well as every other series of coins.&nbsp; In market grading, strike, luster, &amp; eye appeal affect the grade of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Which is why I said the &quot;satiny&quot; description by Heritage does not bode well for the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Compared to what, a rainbow toned Morgan Dollar?&nbsp; Toned Washington Quarters are typically messy and splotchy.&nbsp; They are also usually toned in deep dark shades that inhibit luster rather than light bright pastel shades like this coin.&nbsp; You seem to be grading this coin in a bubble without any regard for what is typical in the series.</p><p><br /></p><p>I asked people to play along and give me their grades for the different elements of grading.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure why you would reply if you had no intention of actually playing along.&nbsp; However, I appreciate that you were the only person to respond to my request.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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