AboutMyCoin2016-S Uncirculated Washington Quarter in MS70
A 2016-S uncirculated Washington quarter graded MS70 is that coin in one particular state of preservation — the date and the mint mark are already fixed, and MS70 is what a grader called the surface that survived. What that looks like on this coin is below. Where the grade sits against the rungs either side of it, and every way it is written on a slab, are in the table below.
What MS70 means
A 2016-S uncirculated Washington quarter in Mint State (MS-70) is flawless at magnification: no wear, no marks, no weakness in the strike, full lustre everywhere. It is the top of the scale and it is almost never awarded to a coin that was struck for circulation, so a listing offering one deserves the certification number checked before anything else.
A slab, a dealer’s list or a price guide may write this grade MS-70. They are the same grade and the same 2016-S uncirculated Washington quarter.
Where this grade sits
The grades a 2016-S uncirculated Washington quarter is given run from MS60 to MS70. MS70 is the top of that scale, so there is no grade above it to step up to. In general terms, the higher the grade the more the coin is worth.
How to check this yourself
Sold listings, not asking prices. The link below is already filtered to completed sales of a 2016-S uncirculated Washington quarter in MS70, which is the difference between what somebody paid and what somebody hoped for. Until this site has a researched figure for this grade, that search is the answer — take the middle of several recent sales rather than the highest.
Completed sales of a 2016-S Uncirculated Washington Quarter in MS70 →
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2016-S Uncirculated Washington Quarter: every grade, the metal and the specification →