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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Luster_Bump, post: 3660348, member: 106176&quot;]I&#039;m glad to hear you&#039;ve been enjoying the hobby for a long time and I&#039;m sure you have lots of wisdom and I&#039;m not questioning that.&nbsp; But it is nonsense to suggest that an over date can bump a grade and I&#039;d expect you, with all your experience, to know that the notion doesn&#039;t even make sense.&nbsp; The over date is not a feature of the coin - like strike strength, luster, toning, etc.&nbsp; You don&#039;t bump a grade because it is a better date.&nbsp; The date has absolutely nothing to do with the grade.&nbsp; No grader looks at an MS 63 1916-D Mercury Dime and goes, &quot;Well it&#039;s definitely a 63, but its a freaking key date - I&#039;m going with 64!&quot;&nbsp; Often, in practice, I think the opposite can be true.&nbsp; On rare pieces, TPGs will be especially tough on the key dates with low populations in certain high grades in order to protect the value of the already certified coins and not dilute the grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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