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<p>[QUOTE="halfcent1793, post: 3799550, member: 86853"]And it's carried in the early copper condition census as a MS60. As I noted, slabbers aren't very good at grading early copper. Plus, how can you grade a coin MS69 when there is nothing graded MS68 and only two coins have been graded higher than MS66?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have read the "definitions" that the ANA and PCGS use for the higher mint state grades, and I am unable to tell what distinguishes them. However, I'm quite willing to learn.</p><p><br /></p><p>Someone please explain to me how a coin struck in 1793 can possibly be equal in perfection to the finest modern coins struck with completely different technologies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="halfcent1793, post: 3799550, member: 86853"]And it's carried in the early copper condition census as a MS60. As I noted, slabbers aren't very good at grading early copper. Plus, how can you grade a coin MS69 when there is nothing graded MS68 and only two coins have been graded higher than MS66? I have read the "definitions" that the ANA and PCGS use for the higher mint state grades, and I am unable to tell what distinguishes them. However, I'm quite willing to learn. Someone please explain to me how a coin struck in 1793 can possibly be equal in perfection to the finest modern coins struck with completely different technologies.[/QUOTE]
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