Lincoln Wheat Cent / LWC S And Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC S On Photograde

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spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 02:35 am So, the PCGS "Photograde" app has helped me in learning but, there is at least one major drawback. There is only one category for Lincoln cents and all of the photos are of Wheat cents. How am I supposed to be able to use that to grade a decades old Memorial cent? Both sides have to be taken into account and the different reverse designs have their own unique wear patterns as well as known weak-strike areas and die-polishing effects. I know PCGS has enough images of LMCs to create a separate category. It seems like an oversight to only have LWCs representing Lincoln cents in Photograde. What do you think? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 04:40 am I agree with you. Can you email them with your suggestion? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 08:28 am Good idea. I agree . Things have changed since Photograde first came out . Time for an updated version . Report this Post to the Staff
CollegeBarbers Pillar of the Community United States 2618 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 08:30 am The same is true for the ANA Grading Standards book, at least in my 6th Edition. It says to grade LMCs based on the obverse and general wear patterns, although black and white pictures are shown down through VF I believe. Same thing goes for other series that having changing designs, like quarters and dollars. It is annoying, but PCGS Photograde has less of an excuse because they definitely have images of LMCs in various grades. ANA and IBNS member YouTube channel 7070 type set Walking Liberty set Want list Trade list Report this Post to the Staff
RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 09:27 am I've found numerous errors (i think) with the photograde app. Maybe we can dedicate this thread to pointing out mistakes, and then one of us send a big email listing them? Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 08/02/2017 09:45 am Although having each type of coin seems to make sense, it is necessary to decide when those divisions separate varieties rather than types. Obviously the LMC is a different type from a LWC and I agree they should both have a separate listings in photograde. But I think it's important to separate what is a type, rather than a different variety. For example, I wouldn't see the need for each arrows/no arrows change for Seated Liberty quarters to have individual listings. Report this Post to the Staff
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