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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1865King, post: 7871182, member: 103207&quot;]I agree we understand market grading but, don&#039;t have to like it.&nbsp; Generally, I avoid &quot;market graded&quot; coins.&nbsp; Mainly when come time to sell the first thing that will be pointed out is the coin was market graded.&nbsp; It gives the buyer something to point out and give then a reason to degrade a coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I find interesting today is the number of high end coins being sold.&nbsp; MS 66 and above.&nbsp; Many of them 15 years ago would be called MS 65.&nbsp; I have a pattern Indian cent that is graded proof 66.&nbsp; It was graded at least 20 years ago, green label PCGS.&nbsp; Last year a similar pattern cent was sold as finest known and graded proof 66+.&nbsp; The proof 66+ is not as nice as my proof 66.&nbsp; If the proof 66+ is the correct graded than mine should be a proof 68.&nbsp; So be leery of a coin being called finest known.&nbsp; It wouldn&#039;t surprise me if many of coins graded over 20 years ago would go up a grade if graded today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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