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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 995866, member: 19463&quot;]I think the problem for some of us old guys is that we remember when the Sheldon scale introduced the case than a coin worth $1 in basal state was worth $70 in perfect shape. Today we hang onto the numbers but an MS68 is worth seventy times an MS65. Perhaps it is time to introduce a new scale on which this 5 cent coin would be MS14000 and an MS70, if found, would be MS100000. William Sheldon was of the opinion that a perfect coin was worth twice a VF+ (VF35). He died in 1977 never knowing what would be done to his 1958 vintage opinions of grade and value.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The question is would you rather have this one coin or $4000 worth of something else?&nbsp; Both opinions exist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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