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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;World Colonial, post: 2411512, member: 78153&quot;]Yes, the difference between a 67 and 69 (or any other two grades) makes a difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, in the numbers I provided, there may be some &quot;positive selection bias&quot; where collectors intentionally disproportionately submit the highest grade coins.&nbsp; I suspect some of this is possible but don&#039;t actually know because it&#039;s also equally possible that a very higher proportion are eligible for PR-69.&nbsp; Unless these were submitted in mass by a few people, I don&#039;t believe the collector base is large enough where anywhere near this number know how to grade to this level of minutia.</p><p><br /></p><p>The primary point I was making (which I believe is agreed with by at least some of the other posts) is that $150 or $180 isn&#039;t remotely &quot;cheap&quot; or even reasonably priced for such a common coin from one of (if not the least) popular US series.&nbsp; I consider it vastly inflated.</p><p><br /></p><p>Moreover, going by the Heritage archives, this coin has been a huge money loser.&nbsp; The PR-70 below sold for $5400 back in 2007 when the PCGS count was &quot;only&quot; 39.</p><p>\</p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/susan-b.-anthony-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1981-s-sba-type-two-pr70-deep-cameo-pcgs-the-ultimate-grade-for-this-better-variety-the-type-two-or-clear-s-mintmark-is/a/438-1723.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/susan-b.-anthony-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1981-s-sba-type-two-pr70-deep-cameo-pcgs-the-ultimate-grade-for-this-better-variety-the-type-two-or-clear-s-mintmark-is/a/438-1723.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/itm/susan-b.-anthony-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1981-s-sba-type-two-pr70-deep-cameo-pcgs-the-ultimate-grade-for-this-better-variety-the-type-two-or-clear-s-mintmark-is/a/438-1723.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Now that the count is 265, the last one sold for $352, &quot;only&quot; a 93% loss.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/susan-b.-anthony-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1981-s-1-type-two-pr70-deep-cameo-pcgs-pcgs-population-265-ngc-census-91-numismedia-wsl-price-for-problem-free-n/a/131606-24100.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/susan-b.-anthony-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1981-s-1-type-two-pr70-deep-cameo-pcgs-pcgs-population-265-ngc-census-91-numismedia-wsl-price-for-problem-free-n/a/131606-24100.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/itm/susan-b.-anthony-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1981-s-1-type-two-pr70-deep-cameo-pcgs-pcgs-population-265-ngc-census-91-numismedia-wsl-price-for-problem-free-n/a/131606-24100.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515</a></p><p><br /></p><p>For a 69, the highest price was $529 back in 2004 and the most recent $94 earlier this year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even at $94, for a coin that likely has a noticeable multiple to the current counts, I don&#039;t see it as &quot;cheap&quot;.&nbsp; If I were to buy it, I would treat it as a consumption expense and not worry about what it sells for later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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