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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1446091, member: 15309&quot;]The responses in this thread are evidence of only one thing, that nobody here has ever collected premium gem SLQ&#039;s.&nbsp; That coin is properly graded and the toning does not have negative eye appeal.&nbsp; Just because a coin doesn&#039;t have attractive toning, doesn&#039;t mean the toning detracts from the grade.&nbsp; More often than not, toning is neutral with respect to grade and that is the case here.&nbsp; Furthermore, if you didn&#039;t have access to the oversized photo, you wouldn&#039;t be able to see the 13 minuscule marks on the coin.&nbsp; Graders don&#039;t use oversized photographs to grade coins.&nbsp; They look at the coin in hand and might use a 5X loupe for closer inspection.&nbsp; Lastly, not one person mentioned luster which is probably the most important element of grading in the premium gem grades.&nbsp; I promise you that if JA gave this coin a sticker, the luster is booming.&nbsp; We can&#039;t see that from a photo.&nbsp; Don&#039;t like it?&nbsp; Don&#039;t buy it!</p><p><br /></p><p>After reading my post, look at the slab photos again and apply objective reasoning rather than a predisposed hatred towards TPG&#039;s and CAC.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://images.ha.com/lf?source=url%5bfile%3aimages%2finetpub%2fnewnames%2f300%2f8%2f3%2f6%2f2%2f8362417.jpg%5d%2ccontinueonerror%5btrue%5d&amp;scale=size%5b450x2000%5d%2coptions%5blimit%5d&amp;source=url%5bfile%3aimages%2finetpub%2fwebuse%2fno_image_available.gif%5d%2cif%5b%28%27global.source.error%27%29%5d&amp;sink=preservemd%5btrue%5d" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://images.ha.com/lf?source=url%5bfile%3aimages%2finetpub%2fnewnames%2f300%2f8%2f3%2f6%2f2%2f8362418.jpg%5d%2ccontinueonerror%5btrue%5d&amp;scale=size%5b450x2000%5d%2coptions%5blimit%5d&amp;source=url%5bfile%3aimages%2finetpub%2fwebuse%2fno_image_available.gif%5d%2cif%5b%28%27global.source.error%27%29%5d&amp;sink=preservemd%5btrue%5d" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As a collector or premium gem SLQ&#039;s, just my humble, very informed, opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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