I recently purchased what appear to be unciculated rolls of Canadian .50 and .25. Looking at the end coins in the rolls they look, to my uneducated eye, to be perhaps MS 62. My question is, in your experience,what would be the variation in grade that I would expect should I look at every coin in the roll.They are bank rolls not mint rolls.
There are many factors in bank wrapped rolls. A lot of the rolls will not be solid date rolls. Some may contain circulated coins as well. Now if the coins are in fact solid dated rolls, and all in BU condition, usually the ends will be the lowest grade throughout the roll. This is because of the exposed areas coming in contact with wrapping machines, and the possibilty of contact marks. Since the coins in between are protected to a certain extent, they usually grade a little higher. Most will only be one point higher on the grading scale.
Thank tou very much that is exactly the info I wanted.I am fairly comfortable grading circulated coins but when it gets to mint state I'm not nearly so confident. I plan to send one coin from each roll to ICCS for certification an I was wondering how close the rest of the roll could be reasonably expected top be to that grade. You have answered my question and again I thank you.
Well grading mint state coins is an art unto itself. So much relying upon eye appeal and luster. It takes a lot of practice looking at many coins. Good luck with your coins.
