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Message:: [QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 1982221, member: 71723"]There is something rather important behind Vic's overstated post. He was obviously engaging in "shorthand" when he said what he said, and I took him literally, and I probably shouldn't have. What is important behind his post is this - MS69 or PR69UC is "no big fat hairy deal". I still submit that it is FAR EASIER to get those grades, and 70's, with the more modern post-07 vintage stuff picked out at random. That is, there are far fewer stinkers out there post-07 (or it could be 06) than during the 1970's and 1980's. Come to think of it, the 1992 re-hubbing may be another line of demarcation. But regardless, getting 69's since the mid-1970's is not all that special. Remember, it hasn't been that long since there WERE NO 70's as a matter of policy. I'd venture to guess that if whoever that was who submitted hundreds of 1776-1976 silver quarters were to do it again, he still might not get many 70's, but he may now get a few, and in deference to Vic's point, he probably wouldn't get many 68's and lower either now. Again, maybe some. The point is - grade inflation is real, but it has multiple causes, just one of which is a raise in average quality.[/QUOTE]