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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 4655299, member: 24314&quot;]Rick B, asked: &quot;I&#039;m curious, can you say how the TPG&#039;s can change it from AU to MS? Either there is wear or there is not. Maybe if they decide it was graded AU in error because of weak strike? Other reasons?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>It is called &quot;Gradeflation (Greedy dealers running the show).&nbsp; This concept: <b>Either there is wear or there is not </b>(the old standard)<b>, </b>was too easy to apply with precision.&nbsp; It left no wiggle room and the grade did not change over time or market conditions. </p><p><br /></p><p>As medoraman said, many AU coins are worth more money than MS coins of the same date.&nbsp; That SHOULD NOT/DOES NOT change their actual grade.&nbsp; Unfortunately, in very many cases of commercial grading, a coin&#039;s actual condition of preservation does not matter.&nbsp; Thus, any &quot;grade assessment&quot; made by folks knowledgeable about the commercial value of a coin often applies. </p><p><br /></p><p>The OP&#039;s coin is definitely a nice AU.&nbsp; It is probably worth MS-60-62 money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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