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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 2161929, member: 66&quot;]As far as I know there is no such thing as a &quot;Professionally certified numismatist&quot;, at least not in the US.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as what is on that eHow site they don&#039;t know what they are talking about.&nbsp; Yes the ANA has a correspondence course and if you finish it successfully you will get a certificate, but NOT a certification.&nbsp; And passing that course is NOT required to go to work for one of the top TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; And anyone who wants to can start their own third party grading service, but you are not likely to be accepted by the general numismatic community.&nbsp; (Unless your name is John Albanese.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Several years ago PCGS advertised for graders and said they were paying up to $250K.&nbsp; But for the average grader $100K would probably be closer to the norm.&nbsp; And in the Newport Beach area that is NOT a high salary.&nbsp; And to get it the work is not that easy.&nbsp; There is a lot of burnout.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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