Eisenhower Dollar 1972-S PCGS MS68 Unique Rose Toning Obv. With Lavender Rev

Here's a true Ike gem, an MS68 and a handsome toner to boot. I don't have to hype this coin as the images speak for themselves. I've never seen an Ike toned in quite this way. The entire rim and edge-both obverse and reverse-is a thin circle of yellow that seems to hold or "contain" the colors growing inward from the fields. On the obverse, rose tones dominate, blending with peachy orange and some lavender. On the reverse, lavenders blend with purple-blues. Underneath these tonings is a near.

Fleur de coin, there being forty graded higher (PCGS MS69). So I sent it in for grading.

And now I'm glad I did.