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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1912398, member: 112&quot;]There always have been coins that are graded on a stricter basis than other coins of the same type. The early S mint Morgans and the &#039;38-D Buff that were mentioned are just two of them. Now when I say they are graded on a stricter basis what that means is that one of these coins that you might think is a 65 is almost always going to be graded 64, maybe even 63.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is because the specific date/mint combination is known for the entire mintage (or the majority of it) for being much nicer than what is normally found with other coins of the same type. </p><p><br /></p><p>The same principle is also used kind of in reverse as well. For example some specific date mint combinations are known for being very weakly struck. So those coins are given more leniency when grading them than other coins of the same type.</p><p><br /></p><p>What it boils down to is that in one way or another different grading standards are used for different coins. And this applies to all coins. So to grade coins correctly you really have to know a lot, which is why so many people have a very hard time grading coins correctly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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