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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 661527, member: 112"]I watched a guy once :whistle:</p><p><br /></p><p>Some people have a knack for learning how to grade and some do not. So it comes it easier for some than others just like anything else does. But the best way to start or get better is to continually read every book, article and discussion of grading that you can find. And you have to become familiar with the different strike characteristics for each series and each date and mint. Then you have to look at literally thousands and thousands of coins and study them. Compare what you see to the written standards and see if you can determine the grade. </p><p><br /></p><p>Comparing coins already graded by all of the major TPG's helps as well. But you are going to be confused at first because you can have 10 different coins all graded the exact same grade by the exact same TPG and all 10 of them will look different. </p><p><br /></p><p>And this is all for just 1 series. You have to do the same thing for each and every series. In a nutshell, that's how you learn to grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or you can be like me and just watch a guy once <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 661527, member: 112"]I watched a guy once :whistle: Some people have a knack for learning how to grade and some do not. So it comes it easier for some than others just like anything else does. But the best way to start or get better is to continually read every book, article and discussion of grading that you can find. And you have to become familiar with the different strike characteristics for each series and each date and mint. Then you have to look at literally thousands and thousands of coins and study them. Compare what you see to the written standards and see if you can determine the grade. Comparing coins already graded by all of the major TPG's helps as well. But you are going to be confused at first because you can have 10 different coins all graded the exact same grade by the exact same TPG and all 10 of them will look different. And this is all for just 1 series. You have to do the same thing for each and every series. In a nutshell, that's how you learn to grade. Or you can be like me and just watch a guy once :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
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