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Click on any coin for an individual description and rating analysis Oct.-Dec. 1999 MS & Proof Silver   Mint State Silver Coin Rating Proof Silver Coin Rating COIN TYPE Years Issued MS 63 MS 64 MS 65 MS 66 MS 67 PR 63 PR 64 PR 65 PR 66 PR 67 Three Cent Silver Type 1 1851-1853 66 66 70 78 74 No Proof Coins Issued Three Cent Silver Type 2 1854-1858 64 60 66 78 68 68 62 72 84 *** Three Cent Silver Type 3 1859-1873 64 72 66 68 74 58 64 52 70 64 Seated 1/2 Dime (Stars 1838-1859 74 66 72 68 80 66 80 68 72 *** Seated 1/2 Dime (Legend) 1860-1873 72 76 54 68 80 68 74 58 68 74 Cap Bust Dime (Small) 1828-1837 72 62 58 70 66 No Proof Coins Issued Seated Dime (Stars) 1838-1860 66 74 66 72 90 66 86 72 74 *** Seated Dime (Legend) 1860-1891 74 66 64 66 76 64 60 50 60 72 Barber Dime 1892-1916 78 54 64 66 76 68 62 50 56 58 Twenty Cent Piece 1875-1878 64 60 62 62 *** 62 58 52 68 *** Cap Bust Quarter (Large) 1815-1828 68 62 52 60 *** No Proof Coins Issued Cap Bust Quarter (Small) 1831-1838 70 56 54 62 *** No Proof Coins Issued Seated Quarter (No Motto) 1838-1865 76 74 62 80 68 72 64 62 78 *** Seated Quarter (Motto) 1866-1891 68 60 62 66 72 58 68 58 64 66 Barber Quarter 1892-1916 74 60 66 68 72 64 62 56 58 62 Standing Liberty Quarter Type 2 1917-1930 64 50 50 78 94 No Proof Coins Issued Cap Bust Half 1807-1836 66 62 54 62 52 No Proof Coins Issued Seated Half (No Motto) 1839-1866 76 60 64 74 *** 76 74 60 82 *** Seated Half (Motto) 1866-1891 70 66 62 64 80 56 64 50 58 84 Barber Half 1892-1915 64 64 60 66 76 62 60 50 50 64 Walking Liberty Half 1916-1947 48 50 50 64 80 64 50 50 56 74 Seated Dollar (No Motto)<a/ 1840-1865 72 58 64 *** *** 52 56 50 58 *** Seated Dollar (Motto) 1866-1873 78 68 64 *** *** 56 50 56 56 *** Morgan Silver Dollar ** 1878-1921 44 42 44 50 54 52 50 46 56 60 Peace Silver Dollar ** 1921-1935 58 50 62 80 90 No Proof Coins Issued *** Coin is not rated because the total Certified Population is under 20 coins. For the complete breakdown of ratings by grade, subscribe to the CoinStats Report by e-mailing us. The key to selecting the best value in a certified mintstate of proof gold type coins for your investment is Quality and Affordability. Always attempt to obtain the highest grade with a BUY rating if affordable. Any coin receiving a score of (8O) and above would be considered a BUY. Those coins scoring (49)and below would be considered overvalued and recommended to SELL. CoinStats Silver Type Coin Summary Most significant ratings change among MS 63 types is Three Cent Silver Type 1 and Barber Quarter, both up 4 CoinStats points to 66 and 74, respectively. Two types retain their SELL flags in MS 63 ö Walking Liberty Half (48 points) and Morgan Silver Dollar (44). The only two changes in MS 64 are Three Cent Silver Type 2 (-4 to 60) and (+4 to 62) for Capped Bust Quarter (Large). The single recommendation is SELL (42 points) for Morgan Silver Dollar. Just a couple of changes in MS 65 ö Seated Dime Star type +2 to 66, and Seated Dollar with Motto -4 to 64; the single flag (SELL) is raised for Morgan Silver Dollar (44 points). Biggest changes for MS 66 are +4 for Standing Liberty Quarter Type 2 (to 78) and Capped Bust Half (to 62); and the only recommendation continues to be a BUY (80 points) for the Peace Silver Dollar. MS 67 features the most BUY flags ö for both types of Seated Half Dime (80 each), Seated Dime with Stars (90), Standing Liberty Quarter Type 2 (94), Seated Half with Motto (80), Walking Liberty Half (80), and Peace Silver Dollar (90). There were virtually no point changes in PR 63 and PR 64, and the only recommendations in these grades were BUY for PR 64 Seated Half Dime with Stars (80) and Seated Dime with Stars (86). The only flag raised in PR 65 is a SELL for Morgan Silver Dollar (46); and two categories shed their SELL ratings ö Barber Half (+4 to 50) and Seated Dollar No Motto (also +4 to 50). The largest point swing among all the silver types is turned in by PR 66 Seated Quarter with Motto (+6 to 64). Rounding out the silver CoinStats recommendations are three BUYS ö PR 66 Three Cent Silver Type 2 (84 points), PR 66 Seated Half No Motto (82), and PR 67 Seated Half with Motto (84). There is an interesting phenomenon of dropping Populations in particular grades, due undoubtedly to breakouts. For example, the combined PCGS and NGC populations of Three Cent Silver Type 1 has dropped by 75 coins in MS 63, Twenty Cent Piece in MS 64 shows a population loss of 22 pieces. On the other hand, the population of Three Cent Silver Type 1 in MS 67 exploded by over 100% (from 30 to 64) in this three month period. ** UNIQUE SPECIAL SITUATION: Concern over potential problems that could occur as a result of the Year 2000 Millenium Bug (Y2K) has caused substantial buying in select items. This is causing temporary shortages in supply and could cause hgher prices over the next 12 months. 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