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Message:: [QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 3262223, member: 75937"]The problem as I see it is that the desire for "MS 65+" coins has trickled into our branch of numismatics from the modern "I'll crack this out and resubmit it and maybe it'll go from MS 66 to MS 67" craze. People are used to seeing high-grade, detailed coins and there's a demand for enhancement, unfortunately. Time was that the emphasis was on a coin's eye-appeal and historical value and wear was to be expected. Even the greatest ancient coin collection ever amassed -- the British Museum collection -- contains examples such as this one, BMCRE 543: [ATTACH=full]858267[/ATTACH] This example is stunning! Its legend is weakly struck from 5:00 to 7:00 but mostly complete. It's well-centered and has a patina to die for despite the encrustation on the portrait of Vespasian. The coin has seen honest circulation. This is about as fine as can be expected for a truly genuine example. Examples like this are more the rule than the exception: [ATTACH=full]858269[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]