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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 3672852, member: 15309&quot;]You also said that coins with excellent strike, Luster, and surface preservation will naturally have good eye appeal.&nbsp; The Barber Quarters I posted show that isn’t always true.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for grade limiters, I don’t like them because then the coin is graded by its weakest link.&nbsp; Imagine a Morgan Dollar with a hammered strike, blazing luster, and flawless MS67 surfaces with unattractive mottled brown toning that severely impacts the overall eye appeal of the coin without diminishing the luster.&nbsp; By the ANA standard you are quoting, that coin would be graded MS64 since the eye appeal is grade limiting.&nbsp; Under my system which grades holistically, the coin would grade MS66.&nbsp; I submit that even with the unattractive toning, the coin would look out of place in an MS64 holder.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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