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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Owle, post: 1469859, member: 22004&quot;]There are super graders who have achieved job security and probably have really good lives. Why do we never here the testimonies of active graders?&nbsp; Confidentiality agreements.&nbsp; Those people know how to keep their mouths shut.&nbsp; When a New England shop owner was asked why they don&#039;t give the customers grading and pricing information on raw coins that come in the door, the guy said as an aside that they keep them in the dark because that way they can buy a lot cheaper, &quot;CC&quot; Morgans walk in the door, and they make a critical grade judgment that may not be at all on the side of the customer.&nbsp; They know what uncertified coins will likely grade.&nbsp; I have known dealers who will buy Bust $5 pieces as AUs that grade MS, huge spread!</p><p><br /></p><p>The graders work in pitch black rooms, with strong halogen and other lights and they must perform day after day at reliable levels or they are gone.&nbsp;&nbsp; For young men and women who are thinking of getting a job like that, I would echo what William Shatner said of his Trekkie followers--get a life!&nbsp;&nbsp; There are lots of jobs out there for intelligent, physically fit young people.&nbsp; You can always go to coin shows on the weekend, and in that department, &quot;the early bird gets the worm&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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