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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4834322, member: 101855&quot;]For as long as there have been grading companies, there have been “A”, “B” and “C” rated coins within the number grades. I agree with you that the OP coin has a bit too many marks to be an MS-65. It’s been my experience that CC dollars get more grading breaks than other Morgan Dollars. That’s not true for all of them, but it happens enough to come to that conclusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for modern PCGS grading, I think that <b>on average</b> they were more strict years ago than now. This is where the “Old Green Label” (OGL) idea comes in. I view the green label period as the golden age of PCGS. <b>On average </b>the grading was more conservative, <b>but</b> they issued some clunkers then too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line. There is no substitute for learning how to grade. You can’t depend on brand names, label colors or stickers to keep you away from traps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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