Ben Franklin PCGS At Rainbow

I hate the term Artificially Toned.
Intentionally Toned, I guess I can understand, I just feel like that label is inaccurate.

Regardless, I love the coin. I would crack it out of that slab and enjoy it for what it is... And not have to stare at "not gradable"

I would say AU58 minimum. As for the toning, I have a hard time convincing myself that it is artificial. Looks more like it was caused by being in a cheap Whitman type folder to me.

I have no idea if the toning is "natural" or "artificial." I also can't tell the grade from the pictures.

I do know it sure is pretty, though...

Copy an paste below on info I found on AU state....

"Almost Uncirculated (AU) - Small trace of wear visible on the highest points

AU coins come in AU-50, AU-55 and AU-58. As a novice, you probably won't be able to tell the difference between AU and Unc coins. I know I have trouble a lot of the time. The most important thing in grading an AU coin is to know is where the high points are on a particular coin so that you can look for the minimal wear there. Practice by taking a new coin from the bank, rub it back and forth on your mouse pad vigorously a few times, and see if you can see the wear. Hold the coin nearly sideways in a bright light so that the light reflects at a low angle off the coin. Look for a difference in how the light reflects from most of the coin versus the very highest points. If it doesn't reflect off of the high points the same way as it does from the rest of the coin, then you probably have an AU coin. Note that most AU-58 coins look much better than most MS-60 coins. One of the weird things about coins is that an ugly uncirculated coin often sells for more than a beautiful coin with barely perceptible wear."

Thanks!

Just another way of saying "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".