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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 3397446, member: 73489&quot;]You make some good points, but let me play Devil&#039;s Advocate:</p><p><br /></p><p>Someone submits a medium-tough to get Saint Gaudens Coin.&nbsp; Not a common but not one of the coins costing 5 or 6 or 7-figures.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">In 30 seconds, even if you are an expert, you have to look for:</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>(1) Scratches in the fields.&nbsp; How many, how deep.</p><p>(2)&nbsp; High points like Liberty&#039;s breast (obverse) and Eagles wings/breast on reverse.&nbsp; Check the Torch.&nbsp; Mouth and nose on Lady Liberty -- worn, or still sharp ?</p><p>(3)&nbsp; Verify that the coin is NOT a fake or very good copy like the Omegas.&nbsp; Need to look closely at strike and date.</p><p>(4)&nbsp; Any nicks on edges of coin.</p><p>(5)&nbsp; Year Particulars:&nbsp; Some years the strikes stunk and you won&#039;t be dazzled, other years the coins are well struck.&nbsp; You need to know this upfront or you might over or undergrade a coin.</p><p>(6)&nbsp; Copper spots and toning:&nbsp; a plus or a minus ?</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s just a few things off the top of my head, I&#039;m sure there are more.</p><p><br /></p><p>OK, I&#039;m no expert in grading but I think I would probably need 2-3 minutes to get to within 90% accuracy.</p><p><br /></p><p>My specialty is investing and money management and while I can an alalyze a portfolio with the best of them, I need time.&nbsp; I can&#039;t analyze and do a risk analysis and an asset allocation sight-unseen or within 30 seconds, even though that is my field of expertise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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