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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;walterallen, post: 149696, member: 4068&quot;]With the older proof sets, lets say 1964 and older, a lot will depend on how well they have been kept over the years. Of course alot will depend on how well the strike was when they were minted. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have purchased sets in original packaging that looked really bad, only to find that it was the packaging that was giving the appearence of a dull coin. Then again I have opened some sets that where spotted because of storage environment.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I have done was to purchase some PR65 slabbed proofs (PCGS) to use as a guide to grade my other sets. But you really have to study grading (as already stated) and literally look at hundreds/thousands of coins before you can have a chance at accurately grading proofs or MS coins for that matter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I currently have over 100 proof dimes from 1960-1964 and you would be surprised in the differences in grade from one coin to the next. But what makes a PR70 over a PR69? I&#039;ll try and explain that one in about 10 years after I have learned to understand that myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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