2013 Native American dollar D&P question.

Been trying to find a description of the difference between Pos. A & Pos. B, being offered with this coin...Anyone got pis/description for me??

Scott

 

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Here's a link for President Dollars, same thing for the NA Dollars.

http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page33.html

 

Up or Down lettering really means alot to the grading firms. D's & P's are on the rim now.

 

So which grades higher??? Pos. A, or Pos. B???

 

No difference for grades or values.

 

Agree on grading standard being no different.

But not totally true about value. I sold a Pos A for twice what the Pos B was just last weekend. Some dates and mint marks can end up having less of one than the other available in some cases as happened with the 2010-P coins. These coins were both MS67's.

 

Since there is no attempt to control the orientation of the coin with respect to striking and edge letter orientation, Positions A and B will be statistically identical in occurrence. The relation of the obverse to the edge lettering is totally random, so statistics predicts that the total population of A and B positions will be about the same. Thus, I wouldn't pay a large premium for any position over the other. The price differences are a result of temporary availability and perception. IMHO, the emphasis on Positions A and B is simply another marketing tool and also gives the grading services another designation to put on the label. Ultimately, neither A or B will end up being any more scarce than any other.