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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;howboutatrade, post: 1119588, member: 10387&quot;]These are some of the hardest to grade in my opinion.&nbsp; To some graders the finish is important.&nbsp; To others, the surface imperfections are all that matters (dents, dings, scratches, etc).&nbsp; Since grading is much more art than science, and opinion is a driving factor, I would try and look at a lot of graded coins from the top two recognized grading services to get a feel for how these are graded....long before I took a serious shot at trying....seems there is a lot of &quot;that looks okay&quot; finish items, where same issue on different spot has significant impact on grade....have the same challenge with the satin finish coins from mint sets 2005-2010...if all flaws in the finish are all bad, toning is all bad because it is a change to the finish....and given how early Golden Dollars have changed/toned/etc....it could be impossible to tell the finish issue versus the natural toning.&nbsp; Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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