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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgandude11, post: 7678451, member: 37839&quot;]Originally, I thought it was more beneficial to post one’s opinion in isolation.&nbsp; After spending a lot of time thinking about that, I rejected that notion, as all it would be is a sheer guess of a picture, not necessarily a coin.&nbsp; As such, there are always guesses that are all over the place, and some show complete ignorance of the coin, or the series.&nbsp; Being that I have been big on education of all kinds, and in this case numismatic education, I think a pure “guessing game” is not particularly productive.&nbsp; With Morgans, I will give my opinions in isolation, inasmuch as I consider myself pretty well informed on the series.&nbsp; Therefore, in GTGs, I am rarely more than one grade off in either direction,&nbsp; and usually right on, but that is with Morgans.</p><p><br /></p><p>With series that I do not know that well, or at all (e.g Copper coinage), I read other guesses and comments so as to learn.&nbsp; It makes it more productive, as I strongly feel we should be learning from each other.&nbsp; If we don’t use that as an opportunity to share knowledge, it is really nothing more than a guessing game.&nbsp; More often, the rationale for the grade is far more important than the grade, itself.&nbsp; That is why I try to break my guess down into components, such as strike, surface preservation, eye appeal, distinguishing marks, etc.&nbsp; otherwise a grade guess is nothing more than a numismatic dartboard, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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