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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 530356, member: 16948&quot;]Beautiful coin, and yes, it is a poor mixture of the planchet allow that causes this effect.&nbsp; But that is one beautiful coin Todd.&nbsp; I have some customers who search out this look for their coins, it looks like beautiful oak furniture to me, but sometimes when it is uneven like half the coin is streaky lighter than the other half, it is graded lower for the uneven toning, because it lowers the eye appeal of a coin.&nbsp; TPG&#039;s often give a higher grade due to great eye appeal, even though technically a coin should be graded lower.&nbsp; So if the woodgrain is not very attractive or is uneven, it could be graded lower.&nbsp; Any way, Todd&#039;s coin is a really pretty example of attractive woodgrain toning.&nbsp; And his photography skills aren&#039;t bad either!! ;-)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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