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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1029234, member: 15309&quot;]I own the coin, can see it, and the color is almost black.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The luster on the reverse is blazing which is obvious from the photo.&nbsp; The luster on the obverse is muted which is also evident from the photo.&nbsp; Are you saying that you don&#039;t see the difference between the obverse and reverse?&nbsp; Nobody said the obverse was lackluster, only that the luster was subdued.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In my eyes, charcoal is not an attractive color and for all intensive purposes can be treated as black.&nbsp; Once the toning of a coin has progressed to that stage, the collectabililty and value of the coin suffers because most of the numismatic community will shy away from these coins.&nbsp; The reason they shy away from deeply toned coins that display charcoal toning is that most of them have subdued luster.&nbsp; While you may collect them, you are the exception to the rule.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is important for you to understand that when someone makes a statement, it is not an indictment of your coins or collecting habits, it is just an opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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