MS-70 Or PF70?

Just my oppinion... MS70 is often kicked around but a true MS70 is nearly impossible in most series. Proof 70 is still a difficult grade and should not be taken lightly but it just doesn't have that amazing POW that a business strike at such a grade exhibits.

The only problem I "personally" have with the Uncirculated versions is that I'll never attain the MS-70 perfect grades because I never send out coins to be graded, and my personal "opinion" of a technical grade would never mean anything in the marketplace OR in my collection. It would "have" to be slabbed to have that obviously.

So.....then I'm left with just "my" opinion of beauty in this particular coin series....and that's always the Proof coins for me. The Proof ASE coins generally, at least, hold their value pretty well.

I know that you prefaced the topic with "money is not a consideration".....but I can't seperate my theory from this !
High or perfect MS grades are, of course, more coveted for "actual value"......but the trade off is an obvious choice for me on two major different factors, that I've already mentioned.
I would never buy a green monster box of ASE's and send em' off to be graded, in the hopes that one or two would come back with a MS70 grade.
Nor would I ever buy the Satin Finish Burnished Uncirculated ASE's from the Mint to do that.

Seperate from this.....I suppose I would consider purchasing an Unciculated dealer ASE in a perfect grade from a coin show or coin shop dealer, but this wouldn't be the "norm" for me, or my preference......it would just be to have a "perfect graded slabbed" ASE in my collection --- and "value" would be part of that consideration as well.