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tweak800 Pillar of the Community United States 1249 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 4:14 pm Ok I can tell the difference on FBL and Fs and FS but let's say a 1976 Ike dollar they have a ms range and a ms + range . What would make a coin a +? Report this Post to the Staff

jdiablo30 Pillar of the Community United States 946 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 4:28 pm Superb eye appeal for starters. Most of the time if I see a + grade that means something minor is holding it back from getting that next grade. Report this Post to the Staff
Rollsearcher37 Pillar of the Community United States 1295 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 4:28 pm This is a very good question, and one that I'm sure many people have. My understanding is that there are upper and lower sides to every grade, and an MS-65+ is a choice example for the grade, but doesn't quite make the cut to 66. This can get very technical in the high grades. I believe the certain attributes that make it choice are things such as a strong strike, lack of tic or bag marks for the grade, toning, and overall eye-appeal. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 4:37 pm a + (plus) grade is above average for the grade. Nearly the next grade but just shy. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 4:43 pm All posts are correct and Report this Post to the Staff
jdiablo30 Pillar of the Community United States 946 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 5:07 pm If you want to make it easy think of a ms64 as a rating of 64.0-64.4 ms64+ would be 64.5-64.9 range right before that 65 grade. A coin with a + designation lies between .5-.9 range of the grade. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 09/27/2015 7:18 pm I would laugh if PCGS rolled out a - designation for coins that are technically graded correctly but have negative eye appeal. "PCGS MS64-, baggy with lots of carbon spots but technically a MS-64." They'd never do that, people are for some reason averse to paying to be told that their coins are ugly. ;) Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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