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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 8443055, member: 105571"]I do not envy you the task. My experience, albeit limited, is that trying to attribute many of these coins in less than EF-AU condition can be frustrating at best and nigh to impossible at worst even in the higher grades. When you're looking at a G or VG coin and the guide tells you to look for die lines, forget it.</p><p><br /></p><p>My suggestion is give yourself an hour where you won't be interrupted or distracted and only focus on one coin at a time so as to keep the frustrations to a minimum. If you want to give up after an hour, then do so and promise to come back another day when your mind can re-engage and your eyes have recovered.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the earlier date coins may be a little easier to attribute, so start with them and give yourself a little success to spur you on.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, call on John Wright for the impossible posers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 8443055, member: 105571"]I do not envy you the task. My experience, albeit limited, is that trying to attribute many of these coins in less than EF-AU condition can be frustrating at best and nigh to impossible at worst even in the higher grades. When you're looking at a G or VG coin and the guide tells you to look for die lines, forget it. My suggestion is give yourself an hour where you won't be interrupted or distracted and only focus on one coin at a time so as to keep the frustrations to a minimum. If you want to give up after an hour, then do so and promise to come back another day when your mind can re-engage and your eyes have recovered. Also, the earlier date coins may be a little easier to attribute, so start with them and give yourself a little success to spur you on. In the end, call on John Wright for the impossible posers.[/QUOTE]
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