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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1288898, member: 11521&quot;]Makecents,</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing to remember is that, although the difference between the numbers 58 and 60 is only two, the difference between an AU-58 coin and an MS-60 coin is HUGE. </p><p><br /></p><p>An AU-58 coin may at first glance look like an MS-64 or MS-65 coin. It should have (to paraphrase and quote from the &#039;Official ANA Grading Standards&#039; 6th Edition) superb eye appeal with nearly full luster and no detracting contact marks. The only thing that keeps this coin from grading higher is the &quot;barest trace of wear&quot;. Think of an AU-58 coin as the highest grade for a coin that has been lightly circulated. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, an MS-60 coin will have terrible eye appeal. It will be a butt-ugly coin. The MS-60 coin will probably have little to no luster and will have &quot;many large detracting contact marks.&quot; An MS-60 coin may look like it has been run over by several cars in a parking lot due to all the contact marks. But it will have absolutely no trace of circulation wear. Think of an MS-60 coin as the lowest grade for a coin that has not been circulated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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