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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;derkerlegand, post: 2157926, member: 73606&quot;]Back in the early 1960s, my Pop bought an UNC 1950-D nickel at a local coin shop in Bay City, Texas. It was in a nice screw type acrylic holder. Back then, it cost about $35, and that&#039;s in 1960s dollars. The coin can be bought nowadays for about $20 in 2015 dollars! Anyway, to return to the question of grading, the coin couldn&#039;t grade for more than MS60 by todays standard - what a weak strike! No circulation at all, but not so hot a coin. To Dad, uncirculated was uncirculated - that&#039;s what the holy Redbook by Yeoman said! Even to the end in 2013, he said that <u>all</u> coins deemed &quot;uncirculated&quot; and sold to collectors by the Mint, should be MS70 quality and there shouldn&#039;t be any grade variance. Ah, if only....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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