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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Treashunt, post: 198635, member: 6763&quot;]Back on point, thanks, ARLroxta.</p><p>Coin grading is determining the amount of wear that a coin has received from its use in circulation.</p><p>&nbsp; If you are going to collect you should get someone to get you a book on grading, or someone may have a useful link to a web site that may help you.</p><p>With uncirculated coins, the nicer the coin the more that it is worth, a coin may have some nicks and marks and still be uncirculated (from the coins banging around in a bag of new coins). The nicer the coin the higher the value.</p><p>These grading serivces, the subject of the postings, try to say what THEY think the grade of a coin is and then put it into a plastic holder (usually a sealed holder) so that everyone will be able to see the coin and the grade.</p><p>Learning to properly grade coins takes many years, and I, for one, an still learning, especially with the different grades of uncirculated coins.</p><p>Also, I am still learning to spot cleaned coins, that is also a skill that is important to learn.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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