Home Is it Good? Is it Very Good? Is it Fine? Is it Very Fine? Is it VF or XF? Is it Extremely Fine? Is it Almost Uncirculated? Is it AU or MS? Is it MS-60 or MS-63? Is it MS-63 or MS-64? Is it MS-64 or MS-65? Is it Red-Brown or Red? View MS63 CN Indians View MS63BN Indians View MS63RB Indians View MS63RD Indians View PR63RD Indians | Is it MS-60 or MS-63?
MS-60 is a technically Uncirculated coin, but has enough distracting marks to
warrant it being called "less than average", whereas a MS-63 coin is an "average" MS coin.
This is a very easy distinction to make if you see many coins. While MS-60 is listed in many
pricing guides, sometimes as the only price given, it should be known that most collectors
would pass on MS-60 graded coin, due to some problem or another. Most collector desiring a
truly Uncirculated coin with decent eye appeal will target the MS-63 grade level.
Color: Copper will usually turn from its original RED coloration to a RED & BROWN due to chemicals in the air, on your hands and in the coin holder. Although the color and surface grade are totally unrelated, the color effects the value of the coin and is therefore always noted in addition to the surface grade. BN: BROWN. No trace of RED. RB: RED & BROWN. Varies from a small trace of RED to a small trace of BROWN. A percentage of RED may accompany the designation. RD: RED. No trace of BROWN. {Some people have mentioned that they are afraid of full red coins changing to red-brown. While this is an important consideration for unprotected coins, I don't think an untampered with coin in a slab will turn red-brown on its own. I have seen red-brown coins in holders labeled as full red, but I believe these were all either mistakenly graded coins (there are many out there) or a coin that was "enhanced" prior to it getting slabbed. A nice original red coin had survived about a hundred years without turning Red-Brown, why would it turn once it's in a protective holder? I have never seen an original red Indian Cent turn red-brown while it was inside a slab holder.} | ||
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