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trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 04/16/2013 08:39 am Quote: Right from the very start, I have always graded my own coins. Ancients, hammered, milled and machine made coins, you name it. The grading standards for each of these categories are very different. Occasionally, others have disagreed with my opinion, when a picture of a coin is posted for grading. That's OK. If I am wrong, I learn. If someone disagrees with me, and they are wrong, they learn. The good thing about it is: most of us learn. Published photos in books of coins of standard grades are also a very useful tool for learning. So just keep on posting pictures of your coins for grading! With Sel It DOES take time and patience to learn how to grade coins but IMHO it is time well spent I personally take about 1/2 an hour to truly grade a coin because I look at every little thing on the coin and I use a Usb scope on the higher grade coins to determine if there has been any cleaning dings etc. I probably could do this faster but "Why the rush" a new coin deserves a good looking over I object to paying some other entity $35 or more to tell me what I already know The "Fast food" culture with the slobbers really annoy the heck out of me. Take the time to learn how to grade and get involved and truly enjoy this hobby is my best advice Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18696 Posts	Posted 04/16/2013 08:58 am i use CCF grading subforums to hone my grading skills, when someone posts a coin for grading, I review the coin, place a grade on it and then read everyone's comments. its like going to grading school. the more you do, the better you get. I have been collecting for 45 years and am always learning. I am just starting to learn how to attribute Large cents. I would key in on the coins you collect most...are you a Lincoln Cent collector or Barber dime collector. start with the area of most interest to you and pull up the photograde templates and study them against your collection. good luck and stay plugged in to this site, its indispensable. http://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/ Report this Post to the Staff
RichH New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 04/16/2013 10:32 am @Cali_Nick, Thanks for posting the NGC grading video. Very interesting and educational. Report this Post to the Staff
Mystic2 Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 04/17/2013 02:06 am So do you all just use flips or do you buy the at home slabs or those round locktite holders Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 04/17/2013 02:41 am You have all posted some good advice. Don't just send in coins to TPG's unless you have an idea of what you think the grade is going to be. For me, the ANA Summer Seminar was the absolute best solution to learning how to grade, and understand the minting process. It's not too expensive and a week of talking coins with the top people in the industry is worth way more than it costs, I just can't say enough good things about it. If you can't get to Colorado Springs ANA Headquarters for a week in the summer, they do offer grading courses at ANA conventions held around the US several times every year. http://money.org/numismatic-events/...seminar.aspx "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
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