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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 1502331, member: 37839&quot;]I think that eye appeal is obviously one element of grade.&nbsp; If you look at surface condition, strike, luster, eye appeal, and any distracting marks as an overall package, there are many factors that go into grading.&nbsp; It can be also stated that all Silver coins of the 1870s-1890s would have some kind of toning, unless sealed in a climate controlled environment, and not all of it would be attractive toning.&nbsp; A lot of the &quot;white blazing&quot; coins that many of us like at one time or another have almost certainly been dipped to achieve this look.&nbsp; Ugly toning (that battleship grey look) has been taken off, and what we are seeing is basically a conserved coin, not an original one.&nbsp; So, it is all relative.&nbsp; I have been known to like both kinds of coins--shiny ones as well as toned, so I would like to think that most collectors have an open mind to what the coin originally looked like, and what it was made to look like for marketability.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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