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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2017087, member: 15309&quot;]This coin resides in an NGC 4 holder with a 4 digit submission number which would make it circa 1989.&nbsp; If the toning has turned after 25 years, I think it is safe to say that it is stable.&nbsp; Furthermore, the toning craze where people started paying huge premiums for toned coins didn&#039;t start until a decade after this coin was graded.&nbsp; The coin was graded MS61 because the overall strike is poor, the coin is carbon spotted to death, there are a number of marks and abrasions, and it is possible that the toning has muted the luster.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see any evidence that this coin was net graded for an old cleaning and I&#039;m not sure NGC even engaged in net grading in 1989.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Lincoln%20Cents/LC1955DDONGCMS61OH_zpsccf7c50d.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think Kirkuleez theory of a grade bump for eye appeal is more plausible than a net grade for cleaning.&nbsp; But again, I don&#039;t know of NGC gave grade bumps for toning in 1989.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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