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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 196200, member: 6763&quot;]Adrian:</p><p>first, welcome.</p><p>&nbsp; Second, I would prefer the full steps lower grade to the higher grade.</p><p>Full steps are hard to get for many dates in the Jeff set, and the higher the grade the higher (exponentially) the price.</p><p>&nbsp; One of the worst things to happen to the hobby is the explosion of ridiculous grades and idiotic prices for &#039;grade rarities&#039;. That is (for example, the following prices are made up) a 1917 Lincoln cent in MS 65 may be worth about $10, but in MS-68 it is about $3,000. (the MS 68 price is close to real, as I remember it.)</p><p>&nbsp; So you have a very common coin made in the millions in a scarce grade. People buy them because they want to have the best, and the challenge of putting together the best sets.</p><p>&nbsp; But, with that same $3,000 I would rather have a low grade (AG)&nbsp; 1901 S, Barber quarter, THAT is a scarce coin.</p><p>&nbsp; So, buy the best that you can afford, but don&#039;t be silly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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