i have been dabling in coins for 50 years. I should be rich by now, but sometimes life and stuff gets in the.way. Being around so many coins for so long has given me a pretty good idea as to the grade of different coins. EXCEPT coins that fall between about uncirculated 55 and mint state 70. (which just happens to be where this coin lands) I can say for sure though that this coin is a hell of a lot better than about uncirculated 55, but also falls way short of mint state 70. In some ways I miss the old days of: POOR, GOOD, VERY GOOD, FINE, VERY FINE, X-FINE, AU, UNC GEM