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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 2077955, member: 73489&quot;]Thanks, but I&#039;m a bit perplexed....I think I have contact marks (bag scuffs) on both coins.&nbsp; If not, they&#039;d each probably be MS-66 or even MS-67.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>You want to avoid WEAR on the high points but marks per se aren&#039;t apparently a problem. </b> I&#039;ve had a few experts/TPG graders say the coin(s) looked nice, even though I thought a few nicks on the rays and bag marks are easily seen.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">I guess that the NUMBER of contact marks and nicks that a coin can have INCREASES as you go down from MS-70 and MS-69.</span></b>&nbsp; I didn&#039;t count them on my coin(s) but I must have a dozen or more on each face.&nbsp; That prevents MS-66 or higher ratings, but OTOH only 2-3 would probably take a coin from MS-68 to MS-67. </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #00b300"><b>I would expect more leeway with larger nicks/scuffs/bag marks as you go lower into the low-60&#039;s.</b></span>&nbsp; AU and below you probably need gashes/gouges and/or dents/rim damage and/or easily seen wear on the coins high points.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could be wrong...but if a Saint has great luster/shine....and no major gashes or rim problems....even if it has alot of bag marks, it can easily get MS-65 or even MS-66 ratings.&nbsp; <b><span style="color: #ff0000">If I&#039;m wrong, someone correct me but as I have learned -- surprisingly at first -- bag marks are NOT a killer. </span></b> Sometimes, it seems a dozen bag marks is better than a single dent or gouge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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