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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 541300, member: 2972&quot;]You have it correct, but in your example, it means there are only 4 RB coins graded higher.&nbsp; You have to be careful with coins that have different varieties -- like BN/RB/RD, CAM/DCAM, and FH/FS.&nbsp; The sneaky will use this difference to make a coin seem more rare than it is....</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance take a 66 BN large cent.&nbsp; It may be highest pop in virtually any of the late dates, but it is nowhere near the highest graded -- there are many many 66 RB and even a few RD coins that are both more desireable (to most), more rare, more valuable -- and higher graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the &quot;4 finer&quot; also doesn&#039;t take into account the population of the grade itself.&nbsp; For instance, suppose a coin has 1000 in 64 and only 4 coins in 65.&nbsp; Now take a second coin with 5 in 64 and 4 in 65.&nbsp; While they both have &quot;4 finer&quot; the first coin is far more common (and far less likely to actually be the 4th best coin) than the second one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In short, be very careful when you see words like this used (almost always by a seller) -- as they are wrought with misinterpretation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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