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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 982240, member: 307&quot;]I think you&#039;re a little out there on this one. To say that there are cruddy 70s is absurd. A coin must have spectacular eye appeal to be graded above MS-67. In fact it is the insistence that an MS-70 coin is perfect by the TPGs that bothers people most IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>70s basically all look the same. Nearly perfect. I say nearly because in my experience, I have rarely, if ever, seen a coin that not only has no marks at all but also has an absolutely complete strike. That, among other things, would be what is necessary for a 70 grade in my world.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The whole MS-69 vs MS-70 thing is at the investment end of the &quot;hobby&quot; and therefore doesn&#039;t worry me at all. Whether or not these standards change or get corrected will only affect the value of the high-end graded coins. I will never buy these pieces because they don&#039;t interest me in the least. I don&#039;t care if I make a profit when I sell something mostly because I try to never sell anything. Don&#039;t get me wrong, it&#039;s nice to make money when you sell, but it&#039;s not why I collect coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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