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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TyCobb, post: 3738053, member: 99137&quot;]Now that I am done with all of my Mint bag hunts, I&#039;ve gone back to coin roll hunting. And with my new grading books in hand it is time for me to actually try and catalog my current circulation coins so I know in general what beats what without going in and out of the binder and fighting the 2x2 plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>So last night I went through a roll and started to write down what I thought certain cents were. I think I found a good baseline coin for feedback and one I can use to compare others with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ignoring the split plate doubling and the black spots, I wrote it down as an XF-45 due to the tiny wear on the head. The reverse seemed fine to me except for the buttresses which appear to be worn a little and the scratch in the stairs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am assuming that the process would be how is the coin worn and get a starting grade from that. Then start taking points away from that for the split doubling and the black spots. This is where I need the help.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d like to know these four things to help me see what effects what.</p><ul> <li>Grade on just the wear of the coin</li> <li>Grade with split plate doubling</li> <li>Grade with black spots</li> <li>Grade for the entire coin</li> </ul><p>Oh, and color! I can&#039;t seem to get a concise rule on the color of a cent. Does the color actually kill the grade past AU? The ANA book talks about XF having slight mint luster, but nothing after that. Does that mean that highest a brown cent can ever grade is a VF-30?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for any info.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1002535[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1002534[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1002536[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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