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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 405330, member: 5629&quot;]The very first thing I consider is always the technical aspects of the coin.&nbsp; The reason I do this is because market aspects can make the &quot;grade&quot; go either way.&nbsp; I do not want to consider an &quot;MS&quot; coin that is actually AU if I&#039;m &quot;in the market&quot; for an MS coin.&nbsp; And I&#039;m not just talking about slabbed stuff either.</p><p><br /></p><p>First and foremost, I look for wear, even on MS &quot;graded&quot; coins.&nbsp; Even the slightest evidence of wear and I&#039;ll pass.&nbsp; No three strikes here in my game, just one.&nbsp; Since I find oddities to be amusing, I will consider purchasing filled die and weakly struck coins for the sake of having them, if they&#039;re in the primary condition I am looking for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Market aspects then become secondary...strike, luster, eye appeal, etc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Let me give you another example.&nbsp; Toning.&nbsp; I like certain types of toning on certain types of coins.&nbsp; I absolutely <b>love</b> purple toned copper cents.&nbsp; A nice gold Jefferson is also always up for consideration.&nbsp; My silver I want to be exactly that...silver.&nbsp; Same with gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, toning <b>is</b> surface damage.&nbsp; And toning will also make it harder to see overall flaws at first, and even second, glance.&nbsp; Now, if I want to have a truly uncirculated piece with an exceptional strike, toning will somewhat get in the way of making out what I need to see.&nbsp; Yes, the toning is absolutely beautiful, and extremely attractive, but it could well hide flaws that I do not wish to have on my coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The underlying knowledge that my coin is as close to how it came &quot;off the press&quot; is more important to me than what other people (&quot;the market&quot;) determine is &quot;acceptable&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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