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Great general advice without question for those taking pictures of coins for sure.
Personally when grading coins, I try to do it with the coin upside down and starting with the reverse. It takes away the general assumption factors and allows one to concentrate on the various areas individually. Identify the key areas like devices, field, rims, etc... Then combine those overall grades averaging them out by the number of areas you are checking. Take this technical grade and then throw in a little 'eye-appeal' and with practice you'll have the actual grade of the coin. With practice, more times than not you will fall spot-on the true overall grade of the coin.
This process (I think) was begun by a Mr. Sherman Clark of Flynn, Texas back in the 1960s and it gradually caught on with members of the (now defunct) Brazos Valley Coin Club, which was headquartered in Bryan, Tx (*Texas Coin Exchange).
Take Care
Ben
__________________ A few things to remember, Certification and Attribution are Absolute and Definitive. Grading, on the other hand IS NOT. STRIKE is everything, be it strong or weak.  Capped Bust Half Dollars Identification Reference
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