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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1340117, member: 26302&quot;]That&#039;s not fair to the mint. It is TPG who set grading criteria. What a TPG calls a 69 or 68 is WELL within the tolerances of the mints production. Who the heck gave a TPG the right to dictate to the mint what their production tolerances are?</p><p><br /></p><p>Basically Tristen the mint makes as good a product as they can afford to. Later a collector or TPG will grade these coins. In prior years almost no coins would have left the mint as a 70, most being 66-69. I think the US mint has done a great job improving their quality on collector coins. For business strikes they simply cannot afford to take the care, so most leave the mint from 66-68.</p><p><br /></p><p>You guys are lucky. I collect ancients. Many ancient coins left the mint as a VF. To be fair, we grade only on details, and do not say a coin is &quot;uncirculated&quot; if it had a soft strike, worn die, etc etc like the excuses US collectors give their coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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