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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 957731, member: 15199&quot;]Life is a great learning tool, if one accepts the lessons. At a young age, I felt things were relatively simple. Won awards and notice and felt I knew the rules of life and all the future would be the same. But....although my professors always would mention the phrase &quot; there are a few exceptions....&quot;, I didn&#039;t realize that the &quot;exceptions&quot; would be the more important points. We usually find them by experience or study. Just to take a simple example <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> , it is not too hard to grade a Morgan from the books and descriptions, but to understand the effects of luster, strikes, differences between the mints, on the grading takes a lot of observation and study of hundreds or thousands of coins. This is true for almost all series of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>For some &quot;young&quot; collectors, this might seem like old persons advice, but I still feel like I need to share it. One must master the exceptions to truly be a master of any subject or skill.&nbsp; I will get off the podium now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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