Neat video. The first part also talks to some of the subtleties in grading IHCs. And shows a prime example of an NGC slabbed 1877 that got the "key date grade bump".
Hello Very interesting video and a lot of people should see it. I would have liked to have sen more explanation rather than running through coins. Amanda
Thanks for posting this video! It surprised me that the narrator would prefer an EF-45 coin to an AU-50 and an AU-58 to an MS-60. Do most of y'all feel the same way? Sorry, still a newbie
It is not unusual for a coin collector to prefer an AU-58 to an MS-60. AU-58 is the HIGHEST grade for a circulated coin. (I know. I know. Lots of AU-58s - especially gold coins - are in MS-62 and MS-63 holders.) An AU-58 coin is a very, very nice coin with GREAT eye appeal, full luster, very few marks. If not for the slightest bit of circulation wear it might grade MS-64 or higher. MS-60, on the other hand, is the LOWEST grade for an uncirculated coin. While technically an MS-60 is completely uncirculated it looks like it laid in the street for several days. An MS-60 has TERRIBLE eye appeal; it may have very little luster and it will have TONS and TONS of marks. I hope that explains why some people prefer a coin with very slight circulation wear but GREAT eye appeal to one that has no circulation wear but has TERRIBLE eye appeal.
