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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;houston_ray, post: 48557, member: 1943&quot;]Typically, I collected coins circulated grades.&nbsp; However, to complete my Jeff nickel and Roosevelt dime collections I am seeking some high-grade proofs.</p><p><br /></p><p>None of these proofs are very expensive.&nbsp; However, I find it very difficult to distinguish a PF62 from a PF65 versus a PF67.&nbsp; I have read the PCGS guide and see all the words, but at the end of the day, I still have a hard time deciding what I&#039;ve got and how to judge it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently read a post from another guy who was asking about high grade coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, I bought the 1971-75 San Francisco Jefferson nickel proofs from a reputable eBay dealer.&nbsp; He said they would all be PF65 or better.&nbsp; Under a 10x loop, they look good....some nearly flawless.&nbsp; But one of them has a two small scratches around Jefferson&#039;s eye.&nbsp; One is tiny and thin, the other is heavier....relatively.&nbsp; You still need the loop to see anything.&nbsp; Another is beautiful; but there&#039;s one small scratch on Montecello above the dome.&nbsp; The background looks like a mirror to the unaided eye....great.&nbsp; Under a loop, you can see tiny shimmers or maybe spots; but the light plays games as well as the loop optics itself.&nbsp; Maybe I&#039;d grade them PF65?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The others are nearly perfect.&nbsp; But then the PCGS guide talks about &quot;eye appeal&quot; and lustre, etc.&nbsp; Who gets to decide that?</p><p><br /></p><p>Under a loop, even the smallest specs of dust or lint shows up and I have to use a soft cloth to try to gently &quot;coax&quot; the dust off to see what I&#039;m looking at.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find grading MS and PF coins the most difficult thing to do.&nbsp; It seems like voodoo to discern coins above MS or PF62.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any grizzled veterans got any stories or advice?</p><p><br /></p><p>Houston_Ray[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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