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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 26062375, member: 15309&quot;]A few things to consider, the severe friction on the breast, stomach, and knee are all considered cabinet/roll friction.&nbsp; If they were not, the coin would have to be graded AU and not mint state.&nbsp; Ask [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER], Doug would probably grade this coin no higher than AU55.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other problem is that the TPGs have always followed the practice of ranking ultra rarities rather than grading them.&nbsp; The coins are graded against each other instead of graded against a standard.&nbsp; If a coin is unique, it doesn&#039;t really matter what the assigned grade is on the label.&nbsp; In this case however, it seems dangerous to intentionally overgrade the coin since we know that there are other specimens that may enter the market in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, when the obverse friction is ignored, I don&#039;t think an MS65 grade is completely out of line.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t seen the coin in hand, and my guess is that the luster is better than the photos make it appear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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