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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1846296, member: 112&quot;]When you are trying to compare one coin to another to estimate the grade, you should never use coins of a different date &amp; mint than the object coin. You should only use coins of the same date, same mint. That&#039;s because different dates/mints are graded differently than other dates/mints.</p><p><br /></p><p>You also have to keep in mind that there are 5 primary grading criteria, and 4 secondary grading criteria. And any single one of those 8 things, or a combination of them, can be the reason for a given coin to be graded lower, or higher. That&#039;s why you can look at a hundred different coins all of the same date/mint, and all graded exactly the same - yet they all look different from each other.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not understanding this is why so many people get confused or don&#039;t understand why coins are graded as they are.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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