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timsumrall Pillar of the Community United States 1256 Posts	Posted 10/18/2010 2:07 pm I have some sorting to do based on grade. There's a lot so I'm looking for a quick check to sperate out VF's fomr the F's. I think I'm ok on the EF's and up. I've been checking out http://www.pcgs.com/Photograde/#/Lincoln/Grades but I'm having trouble. So, if you had to pick 2 or 3 VF details for quick grading, which would you use? Thanks, Tim Report this Post to the Staff

DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 10/18/2010 6:12 pm I would suggest looking at the ear and bowtie. You want them to be bold for very fine and visible for fine. Report this Post to the Staff
Ca Dreamin Valued Member United States 149 Posts	Posted 10/18/2010 6:27 pm I look at these areas, in this order: a. the wheatstalks-ideally separated, but not always super sharp b. some separation between the cheekbone and the jawbone c. the area near the forehead and above the ear Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 10/19/2010 02:09 am I would PCGS' example of the VF25 piece for the lower end VF and the VF30 piece for choice Very Fine. P.S. Lincoln cents are normally included in the Modern US Coin Grading forum here at CCF. ANA #R3154474 Edited by BH1964 10/19/2010 02:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
timsumrall Pillar of the Community United States 1256 Posts	Posted 10/19/2010 10:14 am Thanks to all. Was wondering why I was not seeing many Lincolns over here Report this Post to the Staff
Dcreek1968 Valued Member United States 314 Posts	Posted 10/20/2010 5:54 pm Bherring is right on target. Generally for VF the wheat stalks will be separated but not sharp. If they have any amount of wear that disrupts the separation and fuses stalks together then you are probably looking at F coins. I rely primarily on the wheat stalks and the wear on the face, jaw bone and cheek bone for condition diagnosis. I will also allow probably 5-10% fusing of the wheat stalks (very little in other words)before moving a coin from VF to F. Report this Post to the Staff
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