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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 5291185, member: 66&quot;]You can&#039;t, they don&#039;t have the right look and will not straight grade, and they have to straight grade to get the lowball premiums.&nbsp; Raw coins like the one in the first post have potential, but typically won&#039;t draw the premium until they get into a straight grade slab.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the same mindset as those who pay high premiums for MS-70 coins.&nbsp; Both groups are striving to reach the extreme ends of the grading bell curve.&nbsp; And those that don&#039;t have that mindset see one or both groups as odd.&nbsp; Why pay big money when I can have one in better condition for less, or why pay&nbsp; big money for a 70 when I can get one in imperceptibly lower condition for a lot less.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And if one grade is worth a lot more than the next one down there is a perverse incentive to resubmit an existing one until you get that grade bump.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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