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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 7307259, member: 26302"]Its not a bad idea OP. Many people have made good money paying attention to overlooked moderns. However, my advice, like others here, is to up your knowledge. Go to major coin shows when they open back up and look and learn. If you are interested in a series, look at thousands of them. In the meantime look at online sources. Once you understand and can replicate TPG grades, you can be ready to start to judge whether your coins should be submitted.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you look at tens of thousands of coins pretty soon your eyes becomes smarter than you. Your eye will stop when something is unusual, either for good or bad. Then your brain needs to think it through and comprehend why your eye stopped. This is what I do with ancients. My eyes stop, and then I figure out it was because the coin is a fake, or its a great rarity, or almost never seen that condition, etc. I have picked up some terrific rarities and exceptional condition coins this way because my eyes knew something was unusual long before my mind did. </p><p><br /></p><p>Make sense? Best part is, to get better you get to look at simply TONS of coins! Win win! However, for ultra high modern grades, best to see in person of course.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 7307259, member: 26302"]Its not a bad idea OP. Many people have made good money paying attention to overlooked moderns. However, my advice, like others here, is to up your knowledge. Go to major coin shows when they open back up and look and learn. If you are interested in a series, look at thousands of them. In the meantime look at online sources. Once you understand and can replicate TPG grades, you can be ready to start to judge whether your coins should be submitted. When you look at tens of thousands of coins pretty soon your eyes becomes smarter than you. Your eye will stop when something is unusual, either for good or bad. Then your brain needs to think it through and comprehend why your eye stopped. This is what I do with ancients. My eyes stop, and then I figure out it was because the coin is a fake, or its a great rarity, or almost never seen that condition, etc. I have picked up some terrific rarities and exceptional condition coins this way because my eyes knew something was unusual long before my mind did. Make sense? Best part is, to get better you get to look at simply TONS of coins! Win win! However, for ultra high modern grades, best to see in person of course.[/QUOTE]
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