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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 24866365, member: 134416&quot;]I&#039;m sorry to hear that.&nbsp; Yes, I was also unsure of the coin&#039;s toning from the picture.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Mine is pretty close to the picture. I bought it for the toning.&nbsp; My excel sheet indicated that I called it aVF.&nbsp; Mine&#039;s a bit more worn, has lamination on the reverse, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1595231[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1595232[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1595233[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This was one of my Christmas presents.&nbsp; While I enjoyed both of them, I preferred the raw Rhodian drachm (my coin photography is horrible).&nbsp; It&#039;s VF and toned.&nbsp; The slab denarius is blast white and I graded it VF/F+.&nbsp; The obverse could squeak by as qualifying for David Van Meter&#039;s VF (the NGC picture hides the wear in the beard and above the ear).&nbsp; The reverse is a little worn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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