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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 3720618, member: 73489&quot;]What accounts for this glitch where AU 58&#039;s appear higher-quality (at least via initial eye appeal) than low-60&#039;s Mint States ?</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">You would think something so obvious like major miscentering would automatically drop a bill out of the MS category. </span></b> Conversely, I&#039;m not sure what is dropping off bills below MS into the AU&#039;s -- <i>is the overall paper quality a bit less white ?&nbsp; A bit more worn ?&nbsp; Are 1 or maybe 2 of the corners not razor sharp, if not obviously worn ?&nbsp; Is there a crease or fold...and if so, if it&#039;s not that noticeable at first glance (esp. in a holder), why is it penalized more than a major printing error with horrible margins ?</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><span style="color: #b30000"><b>To me, the AU vs. MS dichotomy is more easily seen with bills than with coins.</b> </span> With coins, you at least need to look closely at them for a few seconds if not longer....with some of these bills, like the one above, it&#039;s so obvious it takes a fraction of a second to see the glitch and wonder why it&#039;s not even lower graded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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