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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 860574, member: 15309&quot;]I knew about it and I have also seen examples where the coin has gotten a star with very dark areas of toning on the coin, however small the area might be.&nbsp; For example, the crescent at the bottom of this Franklin Half Dollar is approaching black IMO.&nbsp; However, the overall eye appeal of the coin is off the charts.&nbsp; It would seem unfair to penalize the entire coin for that one area.&nbsp; It appears NGC agreed and made an exception to the rule.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Franklin%20Half%20Dollars/FranklinHalfDollar1958-DNGCMS67S-8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is my guess that most coins that barely miss the star designation do so for the distracting spots or blemishes like the current example.&nbsp; To be honest, they could have used either reason for the Franklin above, but they made the right decision.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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