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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mac266, post: 3001667, member: 26371&quot;]To the OP, grading is a key component of coin collecting and it&#039;s something I strongly recommend you begin learning now.&nbsp; The American Numismatic Association offers a correspondence course on it, or you can spend a lot of money and attend one of their Summer Seminars every year (grading is ALWAYS offered!).&nbsp; A coin&#039;s grade is as objective as possible, given the written and photographic standards published by several authors; however, it remains highly subjective anyway.&nbsp; So you need to know how a seller (and YOU) would grade any coin, because the coin&#039;s grade determines the price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then you need a price guide, and there are several.&nbsp; Most collectors don&#039;t invest in &quot;Grey Sheets&quot; due to the expense, but it&#039;s a monthly (I think) listing of coin prices by grade, based on current market trends.&nbsp; I use <a href="http://www.numismedia.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com" rel="nofollow">www.numismedia.com</a> because it&#039;s free.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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