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Would you prefer a higher grade (say a MS66) or would you prefer a lower grade (say a MS64) with designation such as FT/FB (dimes),FBL (franklins), or FH ( Standing Liberty quarter)? Why? For me, I would usually go for the lower grade with designation. I really like a nice fully struck coin since the FT or FBL is how the coin was intended to look. These are also typically equally rare population wise and often much cheaper. *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Why not go for both some dates are easy to find in 65/66 and fsb. Obviously coins like 45 P are non existent in high grade fsb
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the lesson. I had no idea what those abbreviations stood for. I collect a lot of early coins and haven't run into that designation yet.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Depends on the scarcity of a given date and mintmark in FH/FSB/FT/FBL/whatever. All else being equal, I'd rather have, say, a MS65FH SLQ than a MS66 non FLH.
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Why not go for both some dates are easy to find in 65/66 and fsb. Obviously coins like 45 P are non existent in high grade fsb  This However, to answer the question posed, I would say the lower grade with designation. I want all of the details for an example in my tyoe set. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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this is tough one for me. I always go for the highest grade I can afford and normally do not look for the designations as I buy to fill slots in my collection and not slabs as they do not fit well into the holes, it makes a mess of the album.  |
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United States
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Purely from a personal satisfaction standpoint, I'd prefer the higher grade coin that is 95% of the way to getting the designation.
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In general, I want good strikes over a higher number. That said, If the higher grade is almost to the designation, why not?
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