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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Catbert, post: 593984, member: 12718&quot;]I think an apt analogy would be if you are a hiring manager.&nbsp; When you hire, you are making an investment decision.....will this person be able to do the job to your satisfaction?&nbsp; One way to determine the answer is to see if the person has the experience rather than the book knowledge.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If the person has made mistakes and felt the mistake (indicating true learning and that they likely won&#039;t make it again), then that person has what I want.&nbsp; If I have to choose, always choose experience over wannabes.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So it is with grading in my view.&nbsp; By this measure, I&#039;ve got a lot of hard experiences yet to incur to truly learn grading.&nbsp; Luck (a good guess) or a superficial knowledge of a given wear pattern will only get me so far.&nbsp; Fortunately, as Jack has underscored, I don&#039;t have to worry about making a living based on my coin buying decisions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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