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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ACW, post: 669485, member: 4807&quot;]I hear ya and today I saw proof of what you say.&nbsp; A friend stopped by and said he had a coin to show and it was going to make me mad.&nbsp; Whenever he gets a good pocket-change find he likes to bring it by the shop.&nbsp; Anyhow, he says he got change at McDonalds and he threw it all in his change jar some time ago.&nbsp; When he had time he looked through his jar and there it was.&nbsp; Then he proceeded to pull an NGC slab from his pocket which held an MS-63 RB 1972 double die #1 cent.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now I admit it was a nice looking coin but wait a minute..&nbsp; How can a coin that came from who-knows-where and has been in a cash drawer for who-knows-how-long before it is passed on to a customer who throws it in a jar grade at MS-63?&nbsp; It had dings and marks on the obv and some nice black alien mucus on the rev.</p><p><br /></p><p>With all the supposed scrutiny, expertise and microscopes at their disposal they grade an obviously circulated coin as uncirculated?&nbsp; He said he even noted that he found it in pocket change and they still graded it MS.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t pocket change = circulated?</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it because it is a rare and valuable coin and that is why they over graded it?&nbsp; Or do they just overlook minor wear anymore?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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