Ugly Or Beautiful? 42 Seated Dollar.

The breast is rather more obvious, where the patination has worn thin.

In terms of eye appeal, it is a bit dark.
I don't have a Seated dollar, so I guess that I would tolerate the darker patination more than most.

Nevertheless, I would be fool enough to give it a very quick dip just to lighten it somewhat, but for most collectors, that would be inadvisable.

Reasonably desirable coin otherwise.

This particular one I am not a fan of the lighter and darker toning.

I prefer a more even toning, not multicolored like this around the devices.

Not a fan of the crusty toning, however, I can see how some would like it.

I think in order to truly answer this question, you need to understand and study this series and the alternatives available. This coin has clean surfaces, nice rims and a semi cameo effect. The toning looks dark but it's as original as you can get for the series. For SLD this is a nice coin for the grade and I don't think it will have any problems getting a CAC sticker.

Now for my pet peeve...Sel_69I, you mentioned that you don't have a Seated dollar. I've read other posts in which you mention dipping coins and mention that you'd give this one a light dip. This is absolutely the wrong course of action for a coin like this in this series. You will likely devalue the coin and it would go from a green bean to none. Many people on here aren't experts and I think your continued discussion about dipping coin's is a deservice to the CCF. I know you're an experienced Numismatist that has been at this for longer than myself but that's a novice move and comment for this particular series.

I like the look, I'd like it even better in a PCGS slab though. The white NGC core really clashes with these types of looks which likely is part of what's getting the mixed responses.

You might be on to something. I am tempted to "see" what it would look like in a 7070.