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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 608792, member: 16948&quot;]Yes, PQ does mean premium quality for that grade, and you are correct in that it is super nice but not quite a grade higher.&nbsp; In this case, PQ surfaces mean very few marks or distractions for the grade.&nbsp; Usually MS63 graded coins have some &quot;issue&quot; that is apparent sometimes to the naked eye, but not always, like spots, uneven toning, large nicks, poor strike, etc.&nbsp; So for PQ surfaces, perhaps the marks are very few or tiny, but something else would cause it to be MS63 like spots, dirt, lack of luster, whatever.&nbsp; I had PQ stickers specially made and use them for the coins I sell that I think are really nice for the grade (both raw and slabbed), and Rick Snow&#039;s Photo Seal stickers and CAC stickers could be considered the same type of approval for a given coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>MS64 graded coins will have more eye appeal and a lot less distractions, spots, noticeable bag marks, etc.&nbsp; And MS65 will, of course, have very few distractions and more luster, and so on.&nbsp; Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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