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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 654818, member: 2972&quot;]&quot;Is, or is not, tone part of a coins grade?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, to the extent it adds or subtracts from a coin&#039;s eye appeal, or to the extent it negatively effects a coin&#039;s luster (in the case of a dark/black toned coin) toning absolutely does change a coin&#039;s grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Understand, however, that toning affecting grade is a relatively new idea which has come into vogue in the past few decades.&nbsp; Prior to that most coins were graded technically (i.e. with little/no attention paid to eye appeal/toning).&nbsp; There are still some segments of the numismatic community that today hold this practice to a greater or lesser extent.</p><p><br /></p><p>All of the above IMO...MIke[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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