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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 647696, member: 15309&quot;]My opinion is that if the toning detracts from the eye appeal, it will usually have a negative effect on price and if it adds to the eye appeal, it will usually drive the price up.&nbsp; Unfortunately I don&#039;t have many unattractively toned coins to illustrate my point.&nbsp; Hopefully this will do the trick.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a 1950-S Roosevelt Dime NGC MS67 that I purchased well below the Numismedia Wholesale price of $65.&nbsp; The reason should be clear.&nbsp; The toning on the reverse is acceptable and probably had no impact on price, but the obverse toning is absolutely hideous and very distracting.&nbsp; Think of it this way, who would want an MS67 1950-S Rosie that looked like this in their collection.&nbsp; The answer is somewhere close to nobody which is why the price drops down to the MS66 grade price.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Roosevelt%20Dimes%204%20Sale/RooseveltDime1950-SNGCMS67700336-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is a rather generic graded 1946 Roosevelt NGC MS65 which carries a wholesale value of $13.&nbsp; However, there is nothing generic about this coin which has phenomenally attractive toning.&nbsp; The rainbow colors along with vibrant luster drive the price of this coin to a level of 5X Numismedia Wholesale @ $80.&nbsp; While many of the collectors in the world think this is crazy to pay these premiums, collectors who specialize in these rainbow toned coins will pay huge premiums for the right look. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Roosevelt%20Dimes%204%20Sale/RooseveltDime1946NGCMS65Star2237-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I hoped this helped answer your question.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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