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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2499500, member: 1765&quot;]Lots of good stuff in that video.&nbsp; As requested in the OP, I&#039;ll talk about what I observed:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; If you noticed how the grader and finalizer looked at the coins, the first thing they did was identical between the two.&nbsp; No magnification, dramatic tilting of the coin with a circular motion.&nbsp; When you have a light you&#039;re used to using, you can quickly and easily see problems in the surfaces and assess the luster of the coin.&nbsp; Magnification was used at the grader&#039;s discretion as necessary.&nbsp; Be consistent with your light and magnification.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; For the Bechtler piece, lots of discernment of the surfaces under whatever magnification and lighting was necessary to get the job done.&nbsp; Sometimes, problems with surfaces show up best in bad light when a patch of hairlines just catches a tiny bit of light while the rest of the coin is dark.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; The &quot;5 seconds per coin&quot; myth is just that -- a myth.&nbsp; Graders will grade around 800 coins per day, and while an initial impression may take 5 seconds, being sure of it takes a little longer.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; Salzberg used the term &quot;backing into it&quot; to explain a grade.&nbsp; I&#039;ve sort of used this approach to interpolate what a grade must be by what it isn&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; The 1868 $10 caused discussion among graders because the cleaning was too severe to arrive at a consensus on the grade.&nbsp; This is an interesting spin on &quot;market acceptable&quot; and can provide insight as to why problems are forgiven on some coins and not others.</p><p><br /></p><p>6.&nbsp; I did not agree with the 01-S Morgan being 65+ by a longshot.&nbsp; Maybe the video camera had an &quot;ugly stick&quot; filter on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>7.&nbsp; Most explanations of the grades came with an explanation of the characteristics of the individual date/mint for that coin.&nbsp; This is something you really need to know when grading AU and higher, and in some cases lower, coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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