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Posted 12/02/2016 2:45 pm
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If you want to learn grading, go get a bunch of Jefferson nickels, which are most likely to have coins that have been in circulation for a good long time.
Take each nickel and put it in a horizontal row with the worst grades on the left and the best grades on the right. Look over what you've done as you continue to go through the nickels and move them from pile to pile as you need. Once you've done this with a fair number, you will start to be able to get a good idea of the "grade" with just a glance.
Once you've learned Jefferson's you can begin to use that same knowledge on just about any coin from any country. Even types you've never seen before. That doesn't mean you will be an expert on every coin type, but it does give you the first steps toward a true understanding of how circulation, or lack thereof, affects the placement of a coin along the horizontal line from worst to best.
If you want to learn grading, go get a bunch of Jefferson nickels, which are most likely to have coins that have been in circulation for a good long time.
Take each nickel and put it in a horizontal row with the worst grades on the left and the best grades on the right. Look over what you've done as you continue to go through the nickels and move them from pile to pile as you need. Once you've done this with a fair number, you will start to be able to get a good idea of the "grade" with just a glance.
Once you've learned Jefferson's you can begin to use that same knowledge on just about any coin from any country. Even types you've never seen before. That doesn't mean you will be an expert on every coin type, but it does give you the first steps toward a true understanding of how circulation, or lack thereof, affects the placement of a coin along the horizontal line from worst to best.
Thank you, sir!
