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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;j0nnyjo, post: 418839, member: 15364&quot;]Hi all,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ve been reading more about the typical &quot;components&quot; of a coin&#039;s grade (namely strike, luster, surface preservation, eye appeal) and I just had a few questions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For the moment I generally collect just MS63-65 Walkers, Morgans, Peace Dollars, and Early Commems so my questions are mainly about those...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This might just be me, but having looked at a pretty large number of slabbed coins in this range, it seems that the surface preservation (essentially the number/severity/location of bag marks, etc.) seems to be by far the most important factor in distinguishing MS63 from MS64 from MS65 coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Does this make any sense? It seems that strike with these in the MS63-65 category is rarely an issue. I&#039;m a bit confused about luster - what exactly makes for &quot;bad&quot; luster on a coin in this range? Obviously the nature of the luster varies depending on the mint, date, etc. but is some form of luster &quot;worse&quot; than another? Along similar lines, it seems that eye appeal itself (although clearly impacting value) doesn&#039;t seem to have as large of an impact on the actual grades I see on slabbed coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyhow, any advice would be very much appreciated. I&#039;m just confused - it seems like when I look at a slabbed mid-grade MS coin (again just talking about the types I have a little experience with), it&#039;s almost entirely the marks that are making the difference <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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