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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;leothelion, post: 277997, member: 10198&quot;]Hi Darryl</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have a brother with that name! I want to ramble a bit on quality coins.</p><p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">The more the merrier has everything to do with the number of qualities a coin may possess. There are 6 possible qualities for business strikes. Proof coins can have as many as 7 if you’re including cameo frost. Each coin’s desirability is based in the following order; the strike first, the grade/condition second, the luster, toning and the two rare qualities; EDS strike and prooflike fields and/or surfaces.</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"> Most market acceptable certified coins are usually based on luster and or toning. Once in awhile, the strike and grade/condition will come into play for higher graded coins but unfortunate, this has not always been the case. I’ve seen many times the number of overgraded than accurate graded coins. The fact is, MS66 and MS67 certified coins need to have more than one or two qualities. If you’re a discerning collector, you will want the most qualities in a coin for your money! This is a simple fact among true and experience collectors. Experienced dealers know this as well and when those coins surface, they’re usually spear-headed towards/forward to those collectors/investors who will pay handsomely to acquire them. Many of those coins will end up in a major auction house if there is not an immediate buyer.</font></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">The average collector can enjoy those coins of limited qualities as long as they don’t pay an arm and leg to build their collections because in the long run, they will not hold up in the true collectors market.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">Leo </font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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