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Message:: [QUOTE="oz_in_ohio, post: 3212037, member: 89534"]***************************************** The first thing you have to do is purchase the USA Red Book on coins...That holds the majority of information for you. Secondly numismatics is like a science and cannot be learnt in 1 day or so.... I am 61 years old and started when i was 8 and still learning to this very day.. That is over half a century. Lastly you can pay a dealer to grade and define items if you dont want to do the study as they are the same as doctors and need to be compensated for their study...Just remember grading is an opinion...I will put up here the grading from the Australian Mcdonalds catalogue and i will say dealers worldwide live by those grades... In my eyes the coins writing and details are a true fine. As the writing is very clear but traces of lustre are gone. As well however the worst thing is on the reverse ( wreath side )  at about 7.00 clock position, there is a ding on the rim which is a damage and i would take that down a grade making it almost fine. Now if you wanted to sell this, just remember you have to let the buyer or dealer make something on it as they are not in business for fun. They do it for a living. REMEMBER THAT IT IS ONLY WORTH WHAT A PERSON IS WILLING TO PAY FOR IT....If you are concerned  about adding it to the contents insurance of the home, dont bother.. It is not worth the effort...oio[/QUOTE]