Some basic coin examination/grading tips...

Great info, thanks for bringing the thread back up.

 

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This is awesome and thanks for the info. This should be stickied so it does not need to be resurrected every so ofter.

 

Great post & look forward to seeing it again in the future.

IMO a good, consistent point light source is crucial to good, consistent grading. I strive to look at the obverse & reverse in random orientations for a few seconds and then apply my first impression grade to the coin. I then look at the obverse of the coin more closely with the naked eye & decide if I need to go up or down a point. I then use a 7x to look at the entire obverse again asking myself if I need to go up or down a point. At this point, I'm pretty sure I have my grade & I look at the reverse under the 7x magnification. The reverse won't necessarily get me to bump-up my grade but it can certainly be neutral or negative to the grade in my mind.

Great post & look forward to seeing it again in the future.

Very best regards,
collect89

 

Great advice!

 

I think this is great information. Very helpful to me and very appreciated

 

its not stuck

 

Or you might even use a magnifier. :yes:

 

wow. Great post.

 

Indeed it's not. Now lets hope we in the metro area don't get stuck with this so called frankenstorm.....

 

And, dang. Snookered into responding to a years old thread...........

 

it is standard introduction advise and information and should be stuck or an article or both.