Posted 09/17/2010 10:41 pm
MS is a business strike. A coin from a set will be either NBU, UNC, or PL. The only time a coin from a
set will be called "MS" is when ICCS certifies a "NBU", which calls the coin MS in the usual grade area,
but notes "numismatic BU" in the comments section.
No, except that sometimes an NC is actually a C packaged as an NC, which has happened in some cases. The
reality is that nobody, including ICCS, could tell the difference, and submitters of cherry-picked coins
were receiving ultra high MS(C) grades. The question at that point becomes: is it a (C) because of it's
physical attributes, or because of the nature of it's origin?
Crystal clear now, right? It is what it is, but an eloquent state of affairs it is not.
set will be called "MS" is when ICCS certifies a "NBU", which calls the coin MS in the usual grade area,
but notes "numismatic BU" in the comments section.
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are C and NC both business strikes?
are C and NC both business strikes?
No, except that sometimes an NC is actually a C packaged as an NC, which has happened in some cases. The
reality is that nobody, including ICCS, could tell the difference, and submitters of cherry-picked coins
were receiving ultra high MS(C) grades. The question at that point becomes: is it a (C) because of it's
physical attributes, or because of the nature of it's origin?
Crystal clear now, right? It is what it is, but an eloquent state of affairs it is not.
