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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;illini420, post: 754628, member: 19423&quot;]I&#039;d say to learn the differences between an MS62 vs. MS64 vs. MS65 just look at many many photos of coins in those grades and you&#039;ll start to see the differences. Log on to <a href="http://www.ha.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ha.com" rel="nofollow">www.ha.com</a> (it&#039;s free to get an account) and search the thousands of examples in the auction archives, most with very high resolution photos.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#039;s the two 1909 examples that I&#039;ve had:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>MS64 - good strike, very few marks, but the luster is somewhat subdued - this one is actually nice enough to pass as an MS65</p><p><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/1909nickel-1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>MS66 - great strike and this one has almost no marks and blazes with tons of luster (no 1909 nickels are graded higher than this)</p><p><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/illini420/1909nickel-2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>MS62 will generally have more hits on the coin, odd spotting/toning and/or weak luster.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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