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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 3653305, member: 15309"]The top two have what I considered MS65 surfaces but were market graded to MS66* due to the outstanding toning, luster, and resultant exceptional eye appeal. And in fairness, neither of these coins sold for anywhere near price guide, both had substantial toning premiums.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1886 is cleaner than the other two but there are still luster grazes and imperfections on the focal areas. It’s entirely possible that if I was able to photograph the 1885-S shown in the OP that I could make it look better than this 1886.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 3653305, member: 15309"]The top two have what I considered MS65 surfaces but were market graded to MS66* due to the outstanding toning, luster, and resultant exceptional eye appeal. And in fairness, neither of these coins sold for anywhere near price guide, both had substantial toning premiums. The 1886 is cleaner than the other two but there are still luster grazes and imperfections on the focal areas. It’s entirely possible that if I was able to photograph the 1885-S shown in the OP that I could make it look better than this 1886.[/QUOTE]
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