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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1428864, member: 11521&quot;]That&#039;s how one learns. There is a lot of confusing information out there about coins (for example, how many people post their 1968 dimes here thinking they have found a 1968 &#039;No S&#039; dime?). You just need someone to point you in the right direction and then you can educate yourself. </p><p><br /></p><p>Like Green said, I would recommend the 6th edition of The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins. But that is only a start. ANA offers a correspondence course on Basic Grading that would be immensely helpful or, better yet, you could attend Summer Seminar and take the grading course. After you learn WHAT to look for you will need to look at LOTS and LOTS of coins so you can apply that newfound knowledge. One of the best ways is to go to a coin show or a coin dealer and look at one series (e.g., Morgan Dollars, Lincoln Cents, Mercury Dimes, etc.) of slabbed coins (preferably PCGS or NGC) so you can start to get a general idea of how they assign grades. Once you get a few hundred coins under your belt you should cover up the grade when you pick up a slab and see how close you can come to the grade on the insert.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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