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<p>[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 9885681, member: 84179"][USER=123154]@Jjpe[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>For nearly all moderns from the late 50s through 00s the coins are going to have to be perfect (ms68 and better) to make the economics of grading worth it. Also remember that in there late50's- 60s there was a roll craze with collectors saving loads and loads of rolls. The reason you see so many nice early 60s coins in change today is people dumping common stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, you need to look at a lot of coins and learn the difference between AU and MS. Look for unbroken luster on the high points. But it takes a lot of time and practice</p><p><br /></p><p>Look at your coin. Notice the marks in the field. That's your key to tell you the coin isn't even close to be worth the money spent on grading. Nice album coin but nothing more</p><p><br /></p><p>Go to PCGS Coin facts and study the high grade modern pieces. Then spend more time looking at them. IMO, learning how to accurately grade MS-67 through MS-69 is a very hard skill to master. Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhoopster, post: 9885681, member: 84179"][USER=123154]@Jjpe[/USER] For nearly all moderns from the late 50s through 00s the coins are going to have to be perfect (ms68 and better) to make the economics of grading worth it. Also remember that in there late50's- 60s there was a roll craze with collectors saving loads and loads of rolls. The reason you see so many nice early 60s coins in change today is people dumping common stuff. First, you need to look at a lot of coins and learn the difference between AU and MS. Look for unbroken luster on the high points. But it takes a lot of time and practice Look at your coin. Notice the marks in the field. That's your key to tell you the coin isn't even close to be worth the money spent on grading. Nice album coin but nothing more Go to PCGS Coin facts and study the high grade modern pieces. Then spend more time looking at them. IMO, learning how to accurately grade MS-67 through MS-69 is a very hard skill to master. Hope this helps[/QUOTE]
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