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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2797161, member: 24314&quot;][USER=85787]@Tyler Graton[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>You have just been introduced into the wide, wide, world of numismatic <b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">subjectivity</span></b>.&nbsp; There are few things that are black and white with regard to grading.&nbsp; That&#039;s because there are too many variables.&nbsp; Things like the experience of the grader, their knowledge of the subject, their eyesight, the magnification used, their artistic tastes, the age and type of coin, the lighting, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>What this boils down to turns out to be very simple.&nbsp; A collector should seek to be informed enough to develop their own personal grading standards yet understand the prevailing standards used by the top graders in the industry.&nbsp; This is not an impossible task.&nbsp; There are mentors to be found plus classes through the mail or in person.&nbsp; Coin forums are a good start but looking at graded coins in slabs at shows is a quicker path.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take your coin.&nbsp; Some don&#039;t mind the edge discoloration and others hate it.&nbsp; Who&#039;s right?&nbsp; There is no incorrect answer.&nbsp; One time that coin will get a straight grade and another time it may not.&nbsp; I don&#039;t mind the edge color yet I would not buy it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun and keep learning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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