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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2161533, member: 112&quot;]Yes the ANA has courses in learning how to grade coins, and it is possible that some of the graders who work for NGC or PCGS have even taken those courses. But they are definitely not required to have taken those courses before they can work as a grader at either company. The ANA courses have 1 basic purpose - your own personal gratification, and that&#039;s all.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, you don&#039;t just go to NGC or PCGS looking for a job as a coin grader and get hired as one either. Each company tests those applying for a job as a grader. And if you do well on the tests then yeah you can get a job as a grader. And as geekpryde said, yes they do train employees to be graders as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>But there is no course or certification program that professional graders have to take in order to become a coin grader at NGC or PCGS. You can teach yourself to grade and if you can pass the grading tests they give you, then you can get the job. Passing their tests is the only real requirement.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some years ago CT even had a moderator who was a grader at PCGS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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