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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 588105, member: 13650&quot;]dcure:&nbsp; You&#039;ve gotten some great advice here.&nbsp; &nbsp; David Bowers has a good sized book out called the Experts guide to collecting and investing in rare coins.&nbsp; I&#039;ve read 80% of it.&nbsp; &nbsp; One of the points he makes, early on in the book is the idea of an &quot;optimal collecting grade&quot;, along with eye appeal.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; In other words, most coins have a point at which the price really takes off.&nbsp; This Grant half dollar is a prime example.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; NGC&#039;s price guide puts it at 103.50 to 150.00 from AU50 to MS63.&nbsp; A relatively tight spread over all those grades.&nbsp; So a 63 is 150.00, but the 64 jumps to 287.00.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then a 65 jumps to 690.00.&nbsp; &nbsp; MS-66 is put at 1,280 and a 67 goes to 3,910.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Going by this, Bowers would say the 66 is the optimal grade to purchase, assuming it would also have excellent eye appeal.&nbsp;&nbsp; Reason being, the difference between a 66 and 67 is ever so subtle, but the price jump is nearly 3x to 67 level.&nbsp; &nbsp; Bowers could afford the 67 but he would buy a 66 with great eye appeal that may pass as a 67.&nbsp; That&#039;s his philosophy.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; That being said, people like us with a more conservative budget need to look back a notch or two but the reasoning is still the same.&nbsp;&nbsp; The system still works.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Personally, I would look for a premium MS-64 with good eye appeal.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s worth nearly double the next lower grade and the next higher grade is over double in value.&nbsp; The 64 would be the optimum collector grade, representing the best value to me, and it wouldn&#039;t break the bank.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just find one with great eye appeal. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The one in this ebay auction should go for low end MS65 money IMO.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t mean it&#039;s worth buying.&nbsp; A premium 64 would be much more desirable to most anyone and would cost much less.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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