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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2343510, member: 69760&quot;]Absolutely speaking, a &quot;good&quot; and &quot;high&quot; grade coin can be determined by the Sheldon 70-point grading scale. But, as far as what&#039;s available and the common grade for those coins, what would be a relatively uncommon and exceptional (&quot;high&quot;) grade for Ancient coins? </p><p><br /></p><p>And, I understand that the term &quot;high grade&quot; is subjective to each collector - what I&#039;m getting at is a little more mathematical. For example, two standard deviations away from the average condition (three standard deviations seems a bit high like the unbelievably rare kinds, while one standard deviation is a bit like &quot;above average&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin is 100 years old, you can expect some wear and finding coins in, say, MS-65 is tough. Anything higher gets exponentially harder, at least from what I&#039;ve seen (maybe a little lower or higher than MS-65). For moderns, what I&#039;m getting at is the (all too common) MS-69 or MS-70 grades. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, if a coin is 1,000 years old, what would be seen as the minimal condition to be seen as &quot;high grade&quot;. XF? AU? I&#039;m sure it depends on the civilization, series, etc., as &quot;Ancients&quot; refers to a wide range of years, geographic locations, circulation/use, etc. But, is there a generally &quot;high grade&quot; minimum you&#039;ve noticed?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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