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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LETSBUYCOINS, post: 47028, member: 2657&quot;]I looked at those definitions.&nbsp; They dont tell anything useful.&nbsp;&nbsp; Heres what Im saying.&nbsp; PCGS might grade a coin MS-64.&nbsp; On an 1880-O, MS-64 is $1200.&nbsp; MS-63 is $400.&nbsp;&nbsp; How do you tell MS-63 from MS-64????</p><p>I have some slabs by lower-tier grading companies that are MS-63.&nbsp; The coins meet the grade.&nbsp;&nbsp; Very nice luster.&nbsp; shiny smooth surfaces with moderate bag marks.&nbsp; But I have a slab marked MS-64.&nbsp; Meets the grade.&nbsp; Or maybe its MS-63, not MS-64.&nbsp; But what would be the difference?&nbsp; The rules in grading are TOO LIBERAL.&nbsp; THEY need to be more specific.&nbsp;&nbsp; How do you really tell the difference?&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a theory.&nbsp; MS-63 is when the bag marks are on the flat surfaces around Liberty&#039; head.&nbsp; MS-64 is when the smooth surfaces are clean, and the bag marks are on the head, in the are of the neck, lower face.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a theory that sometimes bagmarks are not really bagmarks.&nbsp; If you look closely, what appears to be bagmarks on libertys face might actually be imperfections from the die.&nbsp; Bottomline:&nbsp; The hobby needs more specifics. We need some AUTHORITY in the hobby to define MS-63 and MS-64.&nbsp; Definition would be number of bagmarks and Location of bagmarks.&nbsp; On the rare dates, the jump in price is huge. We need some conformity[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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