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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 2042723, member: 19165&quot;]The toning on the first one is pretty neutral - its definitely not attractive, but its not unattractive. Normally, I am a big fan of toning, but this one is average. Thus, eye appeal nets out to be the same. </p><p><br /></p><p>Strike is much better on the toned one. The torch lines are strong on both of them, but there is clearly more detail on the toned one. </p><p><br /></p><p>Marks, however, is going to be the deciding factor on these two coins. On the untoned one, look at the rim at k6 on the obverse - that big ding seriously hurts the grade, and pulls this one down to a lower end 65. Couple that with the nicks on the torch (a small one on the top horizontal lines, one very small one on the vertical lines towards the bottom, and one good sized nick on the bottom horizontal lines) means that this coin is clearly lower quality than the toned coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d say the toned coin is a mid-to-strong 65FT, and the untoned one is a low 65 with a barely FT. Thus, the decision would be very easy for me - keep the toned one, sell the other.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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