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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 951925, member: 22331&quot;]<b>Recent MS65 St. Gaudens Grading Standard</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial Black">It appears that you probably have limited familiarity with this coin type (pre-1934 St. Gaudens $20 Double Eagle), especially in the MS grades. I have inspected numerous &quot;higher Grade&quot; coins of this type, and have yet to see a coin of this type without rim nicks, nicked rays, field chatter, gouges, scratches, bag rub, copper spots, etc., which generally don&#039;t exist on the mislabeled coin (having a 1908 MOTTO number,&nbsp; eliminating &quot;typo&quot; error). I&#039;ve attached the finest MS65 1908 MOTTO &quot;early graded&quot; specimen that I was able to view/acquire, the original coin graded to a seemingly perfect standard (A.N.A. original technical?), and a normal PCGS MS65 graded coin, meeting a newer standard allowable </font><font face="Arial Black">rim nicks, field chatter, gouges, scratches, copper spots, etc.</font><font face="Arial Black">. I trust this will instill edification, possibly&nbsp; understanding of &quot;top tier&quot; TPG grading standards. Many have viewed the &quot;modern&quot; St. Gaudens design coins, and have unrealistically come to expect the same coin condition in Century old coins, so I can understand your expectations. If you can supply that labeled date/type coin in the mislabeled coin condition, for MS61 pricing, I would purchase all that you can supply certified GENUINE.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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