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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 543166, member: 16510&quot;]<b>Roll rub can look just like the slightest bit of circ.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><i>But some elements of grading are generic, and apply across the board. For example, discerning that first bit of rub makes a coin AU. This is true of all coins - domestic or foreign, modern or classic.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Another fine point that needs to be learned - Roll rub can look just like the slightest bit of circulation also but does not always render a coin less than MS-60.</p><p>How do you tell?</p><p>You know which series, dates were commonly kept in rolls such as late 1930&#039;s to 1958 wheat cents, Jefferson Nickles, Mercury Dimes, Washington Quarters, Walking Liberty Halves, Franklin Halves, Morgan and Peace Dollars to name a few.</p><p>Roll rub will be &quot;height specific&quot; meaning only the highest points of the coin will have it and it will look very fresh.&nbsp; It will not be rounded like circulation rub and will generally still have cartwheel luster.</p><p>One other good way to tell if you have the oppertunity is to look at other coins from the same roll.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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