The allure of perfection...

I think the idea of "perfection" features really prominantly in the thinking of coin collectors, not just in the concept of MS70s, but more abstract standards of perfection. Building the "perfect" set, and finding that "perfect" coin (that's rarely an MS70) is the thing we're all after.

As a collector I'm not usually very concerned with MS70. The only things that can even be found in MS70 are modern proof/uncirculated strikes that were never even meant for circulation. This has lead me to the belief that the "perfect" (ie MS70) coin is really just a myth. Even so, I have recently purchased my first MS70 and as with neverman, it's a bullion coin. I purchased a "perfect" MS70 2007 1/4 Oz Gold American Eagle. It's truely an awesome looking coin and I'm very proud to have it. It was purchased for my 21st birthday (which was just yesterday as it happens) and it was important to me in this one particular case for it to be MS70. For all the other modern issues, MS69 or PF69 is just fine by me.