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Message:: [QUOTE="jhinton, post: 1442113, member: 24410"]Weather it is for my personal collection or inventory I try to buy coins graded EF45, AU58, or MS64 if they are common and scarce coins. If they are rare... well then you buy whatever is offered. The commonly used grading scale as everyone knows goes from 1-70 and that is normally how the price guides and most of the public price their coins. I tend to view the grades in segments or brackets. If the coin is an extra fine, then I only want an EF45 which is the best you can get in the extra fine bracket. Most EF45 in my opinion are better than most AU50 and a lot of AU53s. If the coin is in the almost uncirculated bracket, then I only want an AU58, which is the best you can get in the AU bracket. Most AU58s you will find are in much better condition than most of the MS60s, 61s, and a lot of the 62-63s. I as well as a lot of more seasoned collectors view AU58s as MS64s with some rub. That is what people are referring to when calling a coin AU64. When you get into the higher MS grades, I think you get better value for your money in the MS64 range but not all 64s are the same. You will need to search for high grade MS64s. If the seller knows his coins then you will normally have to pay a premium to get that nice 64, but it is worth it. Great coins are not cheap and cheap coins are not great.[/QUOTE]