Poll - MS Coins, What Is Most Important to You?

BarberFanatic

For some it may change depending on the series. But generally speaking, which of the choices is most important for you?

I chose Most Eye-appealing Toning although Most Luster is a close second.

rkfish

eye appeal in general.....first
strike, luster and surfaces in that order......

TigersFan2

Lowest price would be my answer if that was an allowed answer.

winky

Less marks means more eye candy.

BustCuds

Most Eye-appealing first followed by luster and fewest marks

Rollerman

I want it all, of course, but to me, distracting marks takes away from any eye appeal which is right up there as well....and who doesn't like luster? Then again, I like them well struck...guess I try to get coins that are strong in all of these areas. Like I said, I want it all!
Pete

jcping

Eye appealing is everything

Stuart

Full Strike with High Eye Appeal, which can be in the form of booming luster and original surfaces.

roadrunner

There wasn't a choice for what I really wanted so I picked "luster" as a substitute. If luster covers the whole coin, there's a good chance it's a MS coin.

A large % of "MS" TPG graded 19th century silver coins are not really unc, especially in the MS60-64 grades (ie they have rub, wear, friction, etc.). If I'm buying a TPG graded unc, I want it to be really "unc."

lkeigwin

Eye appeal, to me, includes luster, strike and surfaces, besides attractive toning. So that's what I voted.
Lance.

thecointrader

If a coin doesn't have eye appeal, little else matters.

Viewing the coin will always bring disappointment.

The only exception is when the coin is finally unloaded for cash or trade.. to be replaced with something attractive.

coinbuf

For me it's the strike and surfaces ( I hate spots and fingerprints) are the prime issue with luster next in line, tarnish is least important.

thisnamztaken

Eye appeal is first, with or without significant toning, and scant surface tics/no spots or fingerprints are second in my book.

ricko

Full strike with no tarnish....... Cheers, RickO

Christos

<< <i>If a coin doesn't have eye appeal, little else matters.

Viewing the coin will always bring disappointment.

The only exception is when the coin is finally unloaded for cash or trade.. to be replaced with something attractive. >>



This. Well said.

Christos

If you would add eye appeal to your poll that would be my vote.

BarberFanatic

As others have alluded to, "eye appeal" is sort of an amalgamation of four of the five choices: strike, luster, toning, and surface preservation. The poll asks which aspect of that "eye appeal" is the most important to you (or perhaps grade is more important).

johnny9434

i always liked the eye appeal.

BryceM

I know it when I see it. There's no set recipe.