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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2961112, member: 15309&quot;]As a toning enthusiast, I find your elevation of eye appeal to be commendable, but also wrong.&nbsp; Surface Preservation is the starting point to grading and any coin worthy of premium gem status, especially Morgan Dollars must have clean surfaces and near flawless focal areas.&nbsp; At 66 you might get away with some luster grazes, but there should be no marks on the cheek.&nbsp; Once you get to the MS67 &amp; MS68 level, the cheek basically needs to be flawless.&nbsp; Having owned two MS68 1881-S Morgans, I can tell you that the cheek shows a demonstratively different look at this level.&nbsp; It is hard to explain in words, but the combination of a flawless cheeck and booming luster has an almost mesmerizing quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>My advice with this short set is:&nbsp; DON&#039;T SETTLE!&nbsp; There are thousands of MS67&#039;s for each of these dates.&nbsp; Demand an example that is superior in every element of grading.&nbsp; If there is something about the coin you don&#039;t like, don&#039;t buy it.&nbsp; I know you have stated a goal of assembling an MS66 set, but I think you would be much better off going slower and assembling an MS67 set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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