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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Caleb, post: 1522096, member: 32795&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">I must respectfully disagree, the “sweet spot” for Kennedy half dollar business strikes is MS66 leaning towards MS67.&nbsp; MS64 coins, weather attractive or not is no challenge.&nbsp; For proofs, the “sweet spot” is PR69DCAM leaning towards PR70DCAM.</span></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Grades on “encapsulated coins” are just opinions of the grading companies, yes some are over-graded and others are under-graded with the majority being accurate.&nbsp; On higher end coins, I think the grading companies “error” on the side of caution and under – grade the coin to hedge their exposure to “buy backs”. </span></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Bottom line, the collector should build his/her collection the way they want too.&nbsp; I know one collector that if he can’t see any wear on the coin then he is not interested in it.</span></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000">Getting back to the OP, “Modern Key Coins”, each series will have a “Key” or “Semi – Key” coins.&nbsp; Now what is the definition of “Key” and “Semi – Key”?&nbsp; To me, “Key” and “Semi – Key” means a combination of things:</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font size="3">a.</font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <font size="3">Rarity (overall mintage and survivability)</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: #000000"><font size="3">b.</font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <font size="3">Condition rarity</font></span></font></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">c.</font>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <font size="3">Desirability&nbsp; </font></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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