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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3659862, member: 24314&quot;]Patrick King, posted:&nbsp; &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.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #b30059">Pat, You should have stopped there. Please allow me to &quot;massage&quot; the rest of your post so it is closer to the way it is taught. </span></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #b30059">There are actually <b>four</b> major &quot;pillars&quot; of grading MS coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; Marks, strike, luster, and eye appeal.&nbsp; I prefer to think of it in this way.&nbsp; Marks, strike, and luster are the &quot;three legs&quot; of the &quot;grade stool&quot; with eye-appeal being the major part of the grade - the seat of the stool.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #b30059">Strike and luster stand alone.&nbsp; The &quot;marks&quot; part of the equation is more complicated as it is broken down by number, location, and severity.&nbsp; &quot;Surface Preservation&quot; is too general a term as it covers everything such as oxidation, marks, hairlines, damage, and cabinet friction (LOL).</span></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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