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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ClairHardesty, post: 1307129, member: 34169&quot;]The definition of grade 70 isn&#039;t always perfection. PCGS defines grade 70 as &quot;As struck, with full strike&quot; and 69 as &quot;Virtually as struck with minuscule imperfections, near full strike necessary&quot;. There are still variations among coins with full strike, a coin can be just fully struck or it can be strongly fully struck. The &quot;as struck&quot; is misleading, perhaps what they mean is more along the lines of &quot;struck as intended, without visible imperfections&quot;. No magnification is used and the minuscule imperfections allowed for grade 69 can be seen with the unaided eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>About.com defines the top two grades very differently than PCGS:</p><p>(MS-69) Mint State All-But-Perfect - Uncirculated with perfect luster, sharp, attractive strike, and very exceptional eye appeal. A perfect coin except for microscopic flaws (under 8x magnification) in planchet, strike, or contact marks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(MS-70) Mint State Perfect - The perfect coin. There are no microscopic flaws visible to 8x, the strike is sharp, perfectly-centered, and on a flawless planchet. Bright, full, original luster and outstanding eye appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC defines a Mint State or Proof 70 coin as having no post-production imperfections at 5x magnification. ANACS says that a 70 is a virtually perfect coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>None of the definitions say anything about die state so I assume that a late state die can still create grade 70 coins even though they will look different than early die state 70s. </p><p><br /></p><p>All of this leaves room for variation among coins properly graded as 70.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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