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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8463254, member: 24314"]These coins were sold at the Expo. My Grandfather bought two for his wife and my father. Most we see were not carefully saved and show a little "rub."</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, the "pool" of folks who actually know how to correctly grade any coin is not huge - in spite of what we all think of our ability. What saves us all is that our opinion of a grade - no matter who graded it - is all that matters TO US ALONE. Add to that, the "pool" of folks who actually know how to grade commercially (up to the minute market value) is also small. That's why a long time ago, someone came up with a great idea...a grading service "crutch" to help protect folks from themselves and crooked dealers/collectors. That is the point. The coin is an MS-64 for all intent and purposes and I don't think the number of folks who would NOT buy that coin as an MS-64 is very large.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8463254, member: 24314"]These coins were sold at the Expo. My Grandfather bought two for his wife and my father. Most we see were not carefully saved and show a little "rub." Unfortunately, the "pool" of folks who actually know how to correctly grade any coin is not huge - in spite of what we all think of our ability. What saves us all is that our opinion of a grade - no matter who graded it - is all that matters TO US ALONE. Add to that, the "pool" of folks who actually know how to grade commercially (up to the minute market value) is also small. That's why a long time ago, someone came up with a great idea...a grading service "crutch" to help protect folks from themselves and crooked dealers/collectors. That is the point. The coin is an MS-64 for all intent and purposes and I don't think the number of folks who would NOT buy that coin as an MS-64 is very large.;)[/QUOTE]
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