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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2320896, member: 73165&quot;]It is true that some famous coins have had their certified grades increased over the years, but I don&#039;t think the reason is what you say it is.&nbsp; The fact is that the grade on a true rarity like an 1893 S dime, 1804 dollar, 1913 Liberty nickel, etc. is essentially meaningless.&nbsp; These coins will increase in price regardless of whether they&#039;re graded AU58, MS62, or whatever, and they&#039;ll be evaluated on their own merits regardless of the plastic around them.</p><p><br /></p><p>What you seem to be alluding to is market grading, which is really just a stupid consequence of peoples&#039; desire that a coin which numerically grades higher than another coin should be worth more.&nbsp; Those people seem to forget that the Sheldon scale is really two scales: one for circulated coins and one for MS coins.&nbsp; There are plenty of AU58&#039;s out there that are better looking than a lot of MS64&#039;s, but they have the tiniest rub that makes them technically not UNC.&nbsp; I own one.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is also part of the reason that most market grading (outside of early copper) happens in the upper grades.&nbsp; Grades below XF45 are almost 100% determined by wear, and all coins of a given date and series wear pretty much the same (weak strike notwithstanding).&nbsp; There&#039;s very little argument what constitutes a VF vs XF.&nbsp; And, in circulated grades, higher grade does equate more or less directly to higher price.</p><p><br /></p><p>In MS grades, you have to take eye appeal and strike more seriously into account, and a good portion of the grade comes down to &quot;does this coin look nice?&quot;&nbsp; The sharpest strike and most attractive toning isn&#039;t going to get a 63 into a 65 holder, but it might squeak by into a 64 holder.&nbsp; That&#039;s market grading in action.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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