What is the hardest type of coin for you to grade

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  1. Bedford

    Bedford Lackey For Coin Junkies

    Wow -after almost 2 years we agree on a coin.:rolleyes: Washingtons- Darn tough coin I tell you-
     
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  3. spock1k

    spock1k King of Hearts

    Phoenix only washington quarters for spock beat GD contest :D
     
    spock1k, Aug 5, 2008
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  4. Pocket Change

    Pocket Change Coin Collector

    What's so hard about grading gold?

    My understanding is that grading gold is where the practice of biting a coin became popular. The $5 gold piece would dent if bitten and the gold-plated "Cent-less" Liberty nickel would not.

    What could be easier than that?
     
    Pocket Change, Aug 5, 2008
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  5. Hobo

    Hobo Squirrel Hater

    9 out of 10 dentists recommend that method of grading gold coins. :goofer:
     
    Hobo, Aug 5, 2008
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  6. asciibaron

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    ditto - a lovely coin that is a PITA to grade if on the AU/UNC border.
     
    asciibaron, Aug 5, 2008
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  7. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    Of the coins I've tried to grade in hand (so, pretty much no gold), I'd say that Peace Dollars and Washington Quarters are the hardest for me. Behind that, the later Walking Liberty Halves because of their typical horrible strike are usually hard to me to grade.

    I will admit that the Indian Quarter and Half Eagles appear extremely difficult to grade, but I have never graded on in hand...so I really can't speak to that.
     
    CamaroDMD, Aug 5, 2008
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  8. Phoenix21

    Phoenix21 Well-Known Member

    Lol Spock, this thread is giving me ideas of what coins to post if I do another guess the grade. :D

    Phoenix :cool:
     
    Phoenix21, Aug 5, 2008
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  9. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator


    Actually, if you left tooth marks in a gold coin you didn't take that coin - it was a fake. Gold is harder than you think, much harder than lead. That's why they bit them, to see if they were lead fakes.

    That said, I have actually tried to bite a gold coin, yeah it left marks, but very, very tiny marks.
     
    GDJMSP, Aug 5, 2008
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  10. Indianhead65

    Indianhead65 Well-Known Member

    I'd have to say high grade (MS66-69) Washington quarters. They are the only ones that give me trouble.
     
    Indianhead65, Aug 5, 2008
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  11. CamaroDMD

    CamaroDMD [Insert Clever Title]

    Well, if you keep that up...you may want to come see me in a few years (see below my username). :mouth:
     
    CamaroDMD, Aug 6, 2008
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  12. spock1k

    spock1k King of Hearts

    now i know what you meant when you put the :eat: symbol before coins. i should have guessed. Only GD would harass his teeth for coins :rolleyes:
     
    spock1k, Aug 6, 2008
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