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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 47035, member: 112"]What you are saying you need is the ANA Grading Guide. It gives you what you are asking for. Problem is - none of the grading companies use it or follow their standards. Each grading compnay has IT'S OWN standards. But when people are trying to learn how to properly grade coins and begging for information and comparative pictures available on the internet - well you take what you can get. It is also extremely wise for everybody who is learning how to grade to read absolutely EVERYTHING they can on the subject. To learn how to grade the same way that a professional grader does it - you would either have to spend your lifetime doing so a bit each day, or look at 100 - 300 coins each and every day for several years. To learn how to grade properly and accurately you need to look at literally tens of thousands of coins. So every bit of information you can find on the subject - will be helpful.[/QUOTE]