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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1718632, member: 11521&quot;]One thing you need to understand is that you cannot really learn how to grade a coin simply by comparing coins to photos in a grading guide. Your coins will not look exactly like any coin in a photo is a grading guide. Every coin is different. You need to first learn HOW to grade a coin and then gain experience grading coins once you know what to look for. </p><p><br /></p><p>You need to concentrate on understanding: </p><p><br /></p><p>How the coin was made (struck)</p><p>What a full strike, less-than-full strike, weak strike, etc. look like and how they occur</p><p>What luster is, how it occurs and how to identify it</p><p>The difference between wear and a coin that is not fully struck up (luster usually comes into play here)</p><p>The places on the coin where wear usually occurs first (typically the highest points on the coin)</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you have a basic understanding of these things then you should be able to learn how to grade coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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