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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 1435941, member: 13650&quot;]I believe the method of the production of the coin is taken into account when they grade.&nbsp; For example something the mint produces today is initially far better quality than a coin that was brand new in the 1700s.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; Another example would be New Orleans gold coins.&nbsp; For whatever reason, many are heavily abraded and came out that way initially.&nbsp; So they can still achieve a MS grade but many of them will not have as nice of surfaces as its Philly counterpart of the same year.&nbsp; But the grade may be the same.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Standards are very high for modern ASEs because they are supposed to come out, for all intents and purposes, a perfect coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The difference between 66 to 70 becomes nearly indistinguishable IMO.&nbsp; If you had 50 pro graders evaluating a set of high grade coins in that range, the grades would fall all over the place.&nbsp; &nbsp; To me a 63 to a 64 to a 65 to a 66 makes sense.&nbsp; It seems like real visual differences.&nbsp; After that, I couldnt tell you, except that a 70 will have no visible imperfections.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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