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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AuSgPtHoarder, post: 822902, member: 9817&quot;]Proofs are always the more expensive option from the mint compared to the uncirculated, but that doesn&#039;t always mean it will be the more valuable in the long run.&nbsp; There have been some issues lately where the Unc outperformed the Proof, generally because of lower mintage.&nbsp; I don&#039;t believe there is a fixed split for the commemoratives, so it is possible the Unc could end up more rare than the proof.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the grading, MS is the grading designation for Uncirculated, PF for Proof.&nbsp; Most of the time, a proof coin has a higher likelihood of being graded a perfect 70 (PF-70) than an uncirculated strike (MS-70).&nbsp; The reason for that is, the proof coins are more carefully struck, and with highly-polished dies.&nbsp; From the more reputable grading companies (PCGS, NGC, ANACS), in a modern issue, a PF69 will be very typical, while a PF70 is much more rare because the coin needs to be essentially perfect, while the tiniest little flaw makes it a 69.&nbsp; The spectrum, so-to-speak, of what is a 69 is much larger than what is a 70.&nbsp; If you&#039;re buying a couple of each, it&#039;ll be a big longshot to get a 70 out of either proof or uncirculated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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