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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 788056, member: 6036&quot;]1. Red Book</p><p>2. ANA grading standards (circulated coins)</p><p>3. &quot;How To Grade US Coins&quot; - Halperin (mint state coins)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Consider this : no one can learn to play piano by reading a book. Same is true in coins. Numismatics is partly knowledge, but mostly it is a skill to be mastered - or rather a broad ranging set of skills.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So read the books, then get into action - hit the shop or coin show bourse floor. Look at lots and lots of coins, ask lots of questions, and practice grading. Do all these things with both slabbed and raw coins. Bounce your ideas off of dealers and ask for their critique.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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