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Jvandy Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 12:40 am Which is more collect able and carry the most value grades MS or SP? Report this Post to the Staff

Jvandy Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 12:50 am For example the 5oz ATB. The "collectors" coins from the mint all the the P mint mark and I see all those graded SP and the others graded MS Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 12:58 am I believe the MS and SP you are talking about aren't grades, they're describing the coins. MS = Mint State SP = Satin Proof Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 01:18 am PCGS describes the SP as follows Quote: Specimen (SP) â€" struck well like a Proof, but with a satiny, sometimes matte, semi-granular looking As far as more collectible itll depend on the series some, but overall I would say MS. SP seems to be the most common on special issues where high grades are expected to begin with. Upper end high grade MS coins even for most moderns are harder to find than more people realize. Plus most of the most collectible older series dont have any sp grades as far as I know making ms the winner by default. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 09:10 am I'll take an MS-70 over an SP-40 any day. Just letting you know that your question isn't specific enough. Like saying which is worth more, a Chevy or a Ford? Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 09:51 am Yeah the sp is just a type of coin. I will use the 1965-1967 special mint sets as an example. Some are graded as SP and some as MS, and then also SMS. They're one in the same really, at least as far as the SMS Kennedy's are concerned. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 12:01 pm I think what he is actually trying to compare are the bullion hockey pucks and the collector version pucks. Report this Post to the Staff
Jvandy Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 6:45 pm Sorry I was referring to the 5oz ATB Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 8:52 pm My original comment still pertains. Just add ATB to the grades. Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 02/13/2014 9:09 pm Quote: Sorry I was referring to the 5oz ATB The P versions are better than the bullion versions with very few grade specific exceptions. If you were going to do one or the other the P are the rarer version overall. Report this Post to the Staff
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