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Gregg6170 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 12/29/2022 4:08 pm Hello, I stumbled across a Wheat penny collection and now I'm obsessed with collecting. Starting with the usually coin books but I am interested in error coins, I call it the Powerball collecting. Since my eyes are old I got a microscope and a scale to weight my coins. I am baffled by grading so can anyone recommend resources to learn the basics? Hoping to expand my knowledge and to keep on checking my pocket change! Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 12/29/2022 4:18 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/29/2022 6:38 pm https://www.PCGS.com/photograde/ John1 Report this Post to the Staff
owatchman Pillar of the Community United States 1494 Posts	Posted 12/29/2022 7:26 pm to the forum! Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5197 Posts	Posted 12/29/2022 7:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CarrsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 756 Posts	Posted 12/29/2022 7:55 pm https://www.PCGS.com/photograde that link is for PCGS Photograde. PCGS is a quality third party grading company. photograde gives you some really nice pictures of coins in a spread of conditions. its a great reference for grading. they also offer a free phone app called coinfacts" its great. Report this Post to the Staff
suttodh New Member United States 39 Posts	Posted 12/29/2022 8:10 pm Gregg6170 I keep all my change and look for error coins. I separate in to penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. I have lists of the most common errors and die verities by denomination. Each coin denomination is searched and compared to said lists. Grading is not important until an error coin or Die Variety is found. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 12/29/2022 9:35 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Freespeech57 Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 12/29/2022 10:41 pm Gregg6170, in addition to the aforementioned photogade and coin facts, I would recommend "The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States coins." It is an excellent intro to grading along with pictures and descriptions of the coins and pictures at various grade ranges. Report this Post to the Staff
Gregg6170 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 12/30/2022 10:03 am Thank you all for the information. Report this Post to the Staff
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