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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2635069, member: 78244&quot;]This is not true. Several of the seated coins have been dipped or cleaned. Also, for the pre-1850 types, there are AU coins mixed into the MS coins. For example, the MS-62 1795 Half Eagle has clear signs of circulation on it. Also keep in mind that PCGS does not take into account strike weakness nor design differences (the obverse strike characteristics on an 1880 Indian Cent look nothing like that of a 1906), and this makes differentiating between the minor grades very hard. PCGS should have chosen coins with good, consistent strikes and have included text description of every grade level to point out what to look for. Get the Whitman ANA Grading Standards as a great learning tool.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also not true. The number is closer to 50%.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>At a coin show, that is a LOT of coins. Make a budget and/or goal and stick to it. But do be very picky; you don&#039;t want to buy something you regret.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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