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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Arizona Jack, post: 420732, member: 9308&quot;]In my world, copper, originality is a huge factor.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Strike, wear, color and marks are important determining factors when I grade a coin, but if it is not original.............</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On BU coins, the first and foremost thing that I will notice from a distance is color/luster, but I instead focus on strike and marks. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thats just me and my system. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Eye appeal is everything. A cpl of badly placed dingers can kill a coin no matter how lusterous and well struck it is. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Toning will weight into the factor only after it has passed the other tests. A gorgous rainbow album toned coin with a scarface or banged up wheat is just that. A scarface banged up toner.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What good is any of that if the coin has been dipped or recolored ?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>EDIT: I recently submitted a beauty toner, then posted the TruView here. After the color wore off ( mentally) this forum was able to disect the coin, and I learned a whole lot, and gained from the whole thing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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