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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2628429, member: 73165&quot;]I don&#039;t care if the number on the label is too high as long as the price is right.&nbsp; I&#039;m very willing to pay premiums for coins with nice eye appeal, for instance.&nbsp; &quot;Eye appeal&quot; is not code for &quot;toning&quot; in this case, although I do like me some rainbow toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can only think of one time when I&#039;ve had to pass on a coin (due to not having the money at the time) that I actually regretted.&nbsp; It was a Seated quarter in an NGC holder (I think MS63), not a rare date at all.&nbsp; The interesting thing about it is that LIBERTY was completely missing from the shield!&nbsp; The area was lustrous, so I thought about it for a second and realized: LIBERTY is incuse on a seated quarter.&nbsp; It&#039;s visible down to VG8 and bold down to F12.&nbsp; Conclusion: LIBERTY was filled with grease!</p><p><br /></p><p>And, due to lack of funds at the time, I had to pass on this possibly unique piece.&nbsp; I told the dealer who had it that if he ever gets a chance to buy one like it again, just pay whatever it takes and call me up.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess the point is that the grade is rarely a factor in me deciding I &quot;must have&quot; a coin.&nbsp; It could be a variety, or a neat error, or gorgeous eye appeal, or whatever.&nbsp; Another MS66 will come along sometime if that&#039;s all that&#039;s special about the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rarity is more than just mintage.&nbsp; PM me the next time you see a Seated quarter in AU/MS grade completely missing LIBERTY on the shield. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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