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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Burgess, post: 4980338, member: 105098&quot;]I can totally agree with that point of view, however that isn&#039;t how the hobby defines Mint State. Mint State in the hobby is &quot;a coin minted for regular distribution that was never actually put into circulation, i.e., it was never used for daily commerce; it is <i>uncirculated and in the state it was after being struck at the mint.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>detraction&#039;s of course for contact marks, luster impairments aside,</i></p><p>The Sheldon Scale defines MS70 as &quot;The perfect coin, as minted. Has no trace of wear, handling, scratches or contact with other coins from a (5x) magnification.&quot;</p><p>The top of the scale definition has the qualifier &quot;as minted&quot;. I&#039;m not saying this is a MS70 by any means, but grading is a subjective opinion. </p><p><br /></p><p>Plenty of reasons why this can&#039;t be a 67 or higher, it could have been given a MS65 technically too, I am sure it was discussed at NGC when they settled at MS66. So this has to be nicer than the MS65s they&#039;ve seen you&#039;d have to think than warranted the MS66?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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