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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 26244985, member: 90692&quot;]The high points of wear for the Lincoln obverse are:</p><p>…the ear and the hair above</p><p>…the eyebrow, the nose and the cheek and jaw</p><p>…the bowtie and the lapel.</p><p><br /></p><p>I started collecting Lincolns in 1962 and learned these high points quickly.&nbsp; Along with my trusty Red Book I also used the grading criteria to begin to learn how to grade.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I quickly ramped up to IHCs, buffalo nickel, mercury dimes, SLQ and Washington quarters and Standing Liberty, Franklin and in 1964, Kennedy halves.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was seeing the high point wear daily in change so high point criteria was applied across all denominations.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I was an amateur back then, you will learn too.&nbsp; You’ll gain confidence the more you work with coins, and the next thing you know you will be giving others advice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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