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What Coins Do You Find Hardest To Grade From Pictures?

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paleoguy45 Pillar of the Community United States 2936 Posts	Posted 12/07/2014 8:12 pm I'd have to say Capped Bust Halves give me the most trouble with grading. Some I get fairly close, but others - I obviously use a different grading scale. Report this Post to the Staff
Arael Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 12/07/2014 9:40 pm I concur on Buffalo nickels, and SLQ's... SLQ's are my kryptonite. Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 12/07/2014 10:10 pm Buffalo nickels, the incuse Indian gold coins, Standing Liberty quarters are the ones I tend to struggle with Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 12/07/2014 11:47 pm All of them. You don't know what's been done with a photo. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 12:07 am Large cents. Report this Post to the Staff
Bertensgrad Pillar of the Community United States 1192 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 12:26 am Copper coins tend to confuse me Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 01:28 am All of them unless the photographs were taken by a very experienced coin photographer and even then some can be difficult. When buying coins online ALWAYS buy them from a reputable dealer you can trust. Report this Post to the Staff
scottk Pillar of the Community United States 767 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 08:09 am "ALWAYS buy them from a reputable dealer you can trust" Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 09:54 am $2.50 and $5 Indians. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 10:40 am Early AU or better copper coins and Bust Halves are the hardest for me. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 1:35 pm I never buy on line especially from a photo. Way to many stories of wrong coins sent, wrong coin in photo, lousy photo, touched up photo, etc. Just not worth it for me. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 1:59 pm Scanned images. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 2:42 pm Any coin. Scans and pictures just can't show all the details necessary to establish a reasonable grade. Cleaning is the hardest to determine from images. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 2:59 pm Grading from images, even bad ones, is a learnable skill. Just not a quick one. After 50,000+ coin images under my own lens, and uncounted thousands of images studied here, at Heritage and elsewhere, I'm starting to get the hang of it. Still won't grade a Buff, though. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/08/2014 3:12 pm You try to give the image the best shot you can. After handling and examining thousands of coins, there is no substitute for "in hand examination". swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
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