SSuperddave Referal- Grading Resources Help Please

The coin grading kit is basically your eyes. You learn by looking at a lot of coins and learning what to look for. As you look at better specimens you learn where the higher spots are and as you looks at lower grade specimens of the same coin you see how the wear hits which high spots first. That gives you knowledge of 'honest' wear - from sliding in a pocket/purse and in a coin jar, those kinds of things. And that teaches you when the wear pattern is wrong.

If there is a dealer who is particularly strong in your series, get to know him/her and spend some time. When they start digging out the back stock with a comment "Oh, you need to see this one" you are in clover. Last weekend a dealer I've met before (and bought from) showed me an SP67 from my pet series. Who knew that when very, very well preserved and sharply struck (both rare in this series), that one of the devices had four faces not two? Not I until then...

Thanks all for the info and recommendations, all a big help thanks

Tom, have tried to email you but it the site doesn't allow it from Newbies in case of spam etc.
All ideas are more than welcomed and appreciated, I will contact support and request if it is ok to email.

Thanks

Just to say thanks, I have managed to get a Christmas list out to Santa thanks to the recommendations from this and my other thread.

Thanks aswell for advice given, it is all taken on board :)