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<p>[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2776859, member: 71723"]Actually, we can agree on nothing of the sort. MS60-62 are very unusual grades EXCEPT for the very biggest and heaviest coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I recently bought a plastic tube full of MS 1970-S cents at a show for 3 bucks. I went through them and one of the UGLIER coins in the tube was a small date variety. It graded at NGC as MS66RED. There HAVE TO BE many non-small date MS67's or better in there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Morgans are a different story. They are heavy and have clanged around against one another quite a bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is relatively ordinary for a modern coin from an uncirculated set to grade MS68. Want an example? Check out a typical half dollar in a 2017 Uncirculated Set from the Mint. They are MAGNIFICENT this year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2776859, member: 71723"]Actually, we can agree on nothing of the sort. MS60-62 are very unusual grades EXCEPT for the very biggest and heaviest coins. For example, I recently bought a plastic tube full of MS 1970-S cents at a show for 3 bucks. I went through them and one of the UGLIER coins in the tube was a small date variety. It graded at NGC as MS66RED. There HAVE TO BE many non-small date MS67's or better in there. Morgans are a different story. They are heavy and have clanged around against one another quite a bit. It is relatively ordinary for a modern coin from an uncirculated set to grade MS68. Want an example? Check out a typical half dollar in a 2017 Uncirculated Set from the Mint. They are MAGNIFICENT this year.[/QUOTE]
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