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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Patrick King, post: 3659621, member: 40229&quot;]We all have the free will to decide for ourselves what we find attractive or desirable. If you do not like toning/tarnish/oxidation/corrosion or whatever you want to call it, you don&#039;t have to buy the coin or even agree with the grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS, NGC , and many collectors view &quot;attractive&quot; toning as having a positive influence on the eye appeal of a coin- which is one of the 3 pillars of coin grading:</p><p>Surface preservation</p><p>Eye appeal (luster and toning)</p><p>Strike</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe gradeflation as well as + and * were planned by the grading services to keep collectors resubmitting coins, similar to &#039;planned obsolescence&#039; of electronics. How else would they survive once the majority of coins have been graded?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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