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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3542433, member: 77814&quot;]You have to be really, really discriminate when grading.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you go to the PCGS Photograde</p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/photograde#/Jefferson/Grades" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/photograde#/Jefferson/Grades" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcgs.com/photograde#/Jefferson/Grades</a></p><p>Then compare and write notes on the difference between:</p><p>FR02 compare to MS68</p><p>then AG04 to MS67;&nbsp; G06 to&nbsp; MS66; etc</p><p>and keep comparing like that and write notes on each one getting closer and closer grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you are done, then try comparing coins about 4 grading steps apart, up the grading scale. such as FR02 to VG08; VG10 to VF20; VF30 to XF45; XF45 to AU55; etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you are done with that try comparing coin 2 steps apart, up and down the grading scale.&nbsp; Keeps notes on all of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>It may either drive you batty, or teach you how detailed you have to be in your analysis.&nbsp; for instance, pay attention to the fine details (not smoothed over) of the hair and every minute detail of everything on the coin including luster.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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