ASE MS70s - agree or disagree?

[Zoins]

NGC will award MS70 grades to ASEs but PCGS will not, categorically. Who do you agree with? Do you think ASEs should be given MS70s?

[MorganMan]

IF it is a perfectly struck coin with No flaws, it should deserve the MS70, no matter who grades it.....

 

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[jgrinz]

PCGS is real hard on silver splatter which is almost on every coin .. for them to say there are none perfect is a fallacy on thier part.

Silver splatter from the dies look like specks of shiny on the coin.

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[gmarguli]

PCGS refuses to award the MS70 grade since these coins are prone to developing milk spots. A coin they might deem perfect will still only grade MS69.

[MunkyMan95]

PCGS refuses to award the MS70 grade since these coins are prone to developing milk spots. A coin they might deem perfect will still only grade MS69.

 

Does this now apply to all ASE's, or just the 20th anniversary ones that eveyone seems to be all bumfuzzled about?

[gmarguli]

All mint state examples from 1986-present.

[James_OldeTowne]

Personally, I think the "MS-70" grade is purely theoretical anyway, and should never be awarded to any coin. That includes 2002 pennies.

[coinman1794]

Too many 69's have noticable flaws. I think we could use a grade between 69 and 70 for those coins that are essencially flawless but technically aren't absolutely 100% perfect. Further, I would then throw all MS70s into that catagory as well, because I too think it is a more theoretcial than a practical grade.