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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 2086244, member: 73489&quot;]I think the biggest problem I have with the Sheldon Grading System is that it&#039;s still not very specific.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">For instance...bag marks.</span></b>&nbsp; They are marks but they come from the coin being put in the bags upon being created by the mint. Unless a coin was individually removed/treated (very rare decades ago for business strikes, I think only proofs) you&#039;re gonna get them.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I understand why they would be considered less bad than a circulated coin which takes some dings.&nbsp; But how many bag marks are tolerable before you fall below MS-65, the (unofficial) Gem dividing line ?</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">If a coin ONLY has bag marks, how many take it down from an MS-70 to an MS-69 ?&nbsp; 1 ?&nbsp; 2 ?&nbsp; OK....then how many from an MS-69 to an MS-68 ?&nbsp; MS-68 to MS-67 ?&nbsp; MS-67 to MS-66 ?</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>My experience is that the number INCREASES as you go lower -- which is OK -- but it&#039;s never been quantified.</p><p><br /></p><p>How many bag marks is maintaining luster worth ?&nbsp; IOTW, if you still have your luster, can a few more bag marks be tolerated ?</p><p><br /></p><p>If the bag marks are on the reverse or on parts of the coin that are less noticeable, shouldn&#039;t this count for more than a coin which has marks across the main device (say, Liberty&#039;s face) ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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