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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cringely, post: 924840, member: 22271&quot;]Regarding Mint State grades, a strong argument can be made that MS-64 is a full grade in itself. That is, the full grades are G, VG, F, VF, EF, AU, MS-60, MS-63, <b>MS-64</b> and MS-65. This is based an an exhaustive pricing analysis of type coinage over the past three decades, relating <i><span style="color: red">Red Book</span></i> pricing and grades.</p><p>Basically, the relation between grade and price is an exponential one; for each step in in grade, the price increased by a relatively fixed percentage, that has been remarkably stable over the last three decades.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as full grades above MS-65, there is insufficient pricing information in the <i><span style="color: red">Red Book</span></i> to draw any conclusions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have written an article addressing pricing trends for type coinage (to be specific, the 95 type coins listed in the <i><span style="color: Red">Red Book</span></i>). The article has been submitted to <i>The Numismatist</i> and I am waiting to hear back from the ANA; when I get word of its publishing date, I will post it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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