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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dimeguy, post: 1661652, member: 19855&quot;]Just a silly thought to the original question as to why there are so few jumps in lower and MS grades with greater spacing for grades in mid grade coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>Couldn&#039;t the reason all come down to marketability? Take a look at the two ends of the spectrum: 1916 D dime you see the ranges of PR 1, FA 2, AG 3, G 4 all slabbed. My guess is that values for each of the respective grades matters so much that there had to be a need to have all four levels, plus I&#039;m sure there are more dimes that are submitted that fall into one of these four grades than in mid grades of VF, XF, and AU, so spacing in the mid grades makes since as there are less examples and less demand to determine a specific value of these coins. In addition, I&#039;m sure these smaller differences in grades helps with population reports as well. If one uses a modern half dollar I&#039;m sure the other end is true. Mid ranges are common, but distinguishing mid to high-end MS grades is important for the collector in relation to value and population so the demand to have specific MS grades is needed. (Again, just a silly thought as I don&#039;t collect TPG coins and haven&#039;t even researched the above statement, just a guessed insight)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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