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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1294954, member: 26302"]Congrats sir. My baby boy will be 7 weeks Saturday. I imagine you are not getting much sleep, (hence my mood being sleepy <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p><br /></p><p>You really are smart learning before spending any real money on coins. Another book suggestion I would have would be Photograde, or ANA Grading standards. They have every series and examples of each in every grade. One caution is there examples is not always how a coin in that grade will look, but it will give you a good idea. With your roll searching, practice grading, putting them in piles of G, VG, F, VF, EF, AU, and BU. Later, go over each pile and see how you did. The only way I knwo how to grade is to either see a ton of correctly graded coins, or grade hundreds and hundreds of coins over and over. Most advanced collectors can grade a circulated coin in a second, it helps when searching rolls of coin shows, and is a critical skill. You will find condition to be as important as date and mintmark in coins. Too many beginners correctly look up the date and mintmark, but incorrectly grade so pay too much for a coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. Btw thanks for your service in law enforcement, I was in the Gulf war, and I know how good it feels for people recognizing the danger you put yourself in for others benefit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1294954, member: 26302"]Congrats sir. My baby boy will be 7 weeks Saturday. I imagine you are not getting much sleep, (hence my mood being sleepy :)). You really are smart learning before spending any real money on coins. Another book suggestion I would have would be Photograde, or ANA Grading standards. They have every series and examples of each in every grade. One caution is there examples is not always how a coin in that grade will look, but it will give you a good idea. With your roll searching, practice grading, putting them in piles of G, VG, F, VF, EF, AU, and BU. Later, go over each pile and see how you did. The only way I knwo how to grade is to either see a ton of correctly graded coins, or grade hundreds and hundreds of coins over and over. Most advanced collectors can grade a circulated coin in a second, it helps when searching rolls of coin shows, and is a critical skill. You will find condition to be as important as date and mintmark in coins. Too many beginners correctly look up the date and mintmark, but incorrectly grade so pay too much for a coin. Hope that helps. Chris P.S. Btw thanks for your service in law enforcement, I was in the Gulf war, and I know how good it feels for people recognizing the danger you put yourself in for others benefit.[/QUOTE]
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