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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1932416, member: 15199&quot;]A good step is to learn to notice amounts of wear , and what it causes on the fields and the devices ( raised portions). Many years ago, I went to the bank and bought 4 rolls of nickels for face, and then on a&nbsp; sheet of poster board, I started arranging them according to wear. The first ones were easily, but as I had scores of nickels, they became harder to place between others in the correct &quot;wear&quot; space. Eventually , you will even find many that you see as equal.&nbsp; Then read and look at a grading guide such as the below that are rather general, and try to estimate a grade. This will allow you to see that wear is gradual and not steps , even though the numerical grades may indicate this. You won&#039;t be a PCGS grader or anything at this point, but you will probably feel relatively secure with the one coin type. The purpose is not to be able to assign a numerical grade, although you might, but instead learn how to look for wear and the extent of such. Then cash the coins in or&nbsp; keep for reference. Then move to memorial cents&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coinauctionshelp.com/howtograde_jeffersonnickels.html#.U46TQije5Gk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinauctionshelp.com/howtograde_jeffersonnickels.html#.U46TQije5Gk" rel="nofollow">http://coinauctionshelp.com/howtograde_jeffersonnickels.html#.U46TQije5Gk</a></p><p><a href="http://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/2007/12/how_to_grade_nickels.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/2007/12/how_to_grade_nickels.php" rel="nofollow">http://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/2007/12/how_to_grade_nickels.php</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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