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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2189496, member: 1765&quot;]6th Edition (2007), p. 33: &quot;The purpose of the <i>Official ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins</i> is to provide standards for grading coins. As noted throughout this text, grading interpretations have changed over the years, and they probably will continue to do so. It would be a disservice if today in the 6th edition we stated that to be MS-65 a coin had to have a fairly sharp strike, when in the real-world marketplace this is not the case. Again, such situations admit of different opinions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, the market will accept the negative feature of an MS-65 coin being weakly struck. This is because the buyers of coins want the grade to reflect <i>market value</i>, not information as to sharpness, weakness, or the like. Accordingly, it is hoped that a coin certified as MS-66 will bring a price similar to that listed for the MS-66 level in market guides. The number <i>does not</i> reflect sharpness or quality.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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