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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 729445, member: 16948&quot;]Roslyn, thank you for your comments and input - they are much appreciated, sincerely.&nbsp; As I mention in my response to Doug, I don&#039;t necessarily agree that it is a regular practice of TPG&#039;s to grade key date coins higher just because of what they are.&nbsp; Perhaps some key dates have gotten higher grades, but as I said to Doug, I haven&#039;t seen this to be consistently true and personally don&#039;t think this is a standard practice.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding your example of AU58/MS62, to be perfectly honest, sometimes it is hard for me to tell the difference between those two grades!&nbsp; I have seen such beautiful AU58 raw coins (in any year) that have just the tiniest flat area on a high point but has no breaks in the luster on the entire coin, and no other marks or wear.&nbsp; It is obvious the coin was not specifically &quot;handled&quot; so perhaps the flat point might have gotten that way simply as a result of pressure from being stacked or stored in an album - so is that considered &quot;wear&quot; and does it warrant an AU58 or MS62/63 grade?&nbsp; Many TPG&#039;s (and dealers or collectors) often grade this type of coin inconsistently, depending on the lighting or the eye or mindset of the actual grader.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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