MS coins 1962,1963,1964,

[jfines69]

Thank you Jim for moving my post and the MS grade, sure sounds good even if only one of them graded that high I would be tickled pink, that would put one in the hundreds of dollars according to PCGS grading..................Dan

That would be nice... I didn't know they went that high!!!

[jfines69]

Just about need to be an astro physicist to know how to deal in coins That leaves me at the curb Thanks for the info Ed... Nice 92 CLAM Dan!!!

[GrumpyEd]

That would be nice... I didn't know they went that high!!!

It's because they don't grade all coins on a curve. For most of those dates 67 is as high as they grade and very scarce.

The complexity is that they do grade some coins on a curve but not common ones.
What it means is for stuff like the 1963-1964 there is no MS68, they do not grade the best ones they see as MS70 (that would be grading on a curve).

I can't explain the reasoning but they do grade some coins on a curve. If you look at things like 22 plains, they ignore not having wheat lines in the lower grades. If you look at quarters like 32-S or 32-D they seem to grade them higher than any other date. My only explanation is that on rarer dates they use a curve and other dates they don't. And when they use a curve it seems to end in the lower grades not super high grades.

The reason I had to say the 3 coins aren't above 64-65 and "in the money" was your comment on looking like MS67s.

The simple fact is that high value common date coins are not common, they are the best of the best and hard to find.

It's still nice to find a nice looker, a one in thousands of common cents you find in rolls but they still are not worth much. The top pops that are 67 or better for common dates with top pops at MS67 are super hard to find and that's why they go so high.

[jfines69]

It's because they don't grade all coins on a curve. For most of those dates 67 is as high as they grade and very scarce.

The complexity is that they do grade some coins on a curve but not common ones.
What it means is for stuff like the 1963-1964 there is no MS68, they do not grade the best ones they see as MS70 (that would be grading on a curve).

I can't explain the reasoning but they do grade some coins on a curve. If you look at things like 22 plains, they ignore not having wheat lines in the lower grades. If you look at quarters like 32-S or 32-D they seem to grade them higher than any other date. My only explanation is that on rarer dates they use a curve and other dates they don't. And when they use a curve it seems to end in the lower grades not super high grades.

The reason I had to say the 3 coins aren't above 64-65 and "in the money" was your comment on looking like MS67s.

The simple fact is that high value common date coins are not common, they are the best of the best and hard to find.

It's still nice to find a nice looker, a one in thousands of common cents you find in rolls but they still are not worth much. The top pops that are 67 or better for common dates with top pops at MS67 are super hard to find and that's why they go so high.

I think that grading on a curve would dilute the actual value of coins especially in higher grades no idea for sure tho!!!

[GrumpyEd]

I think that grading on a curve would dilute the actual value of coins especially in higher grades no idea for sure tho!!!

On things they did that with like 22 plain cents and 32-D/32-S quarters, there are no high grades like MS67-68. For the quarters they were all 65 or below except a couple of each in MS66. For the 22 plain nothing above a MS65 and there are only a couple of those the rest 64 and below.