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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2923455, member: 24314&quot;]David Setree Rare Coins, asks: &quot;How is anyone capable of deciding what amount of damage changes a coin from a MS67 to a MS66 or a 63 to 64.&nbsp; I can understand wear at high points but how do you measure field chatter or marks.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30059">This is fairly easy, Professionals such as yourself do it on a daily basis at the TPGS&#039;s.&nbsp; There is a page in the ANA Grading guide Morgan dollar section with a useful chart you can begin with.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p><p><br /></p><p>How do you measure &quot;scratches&quot; and when do they go from grade lowering to making a coin details/damaged?</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30059">This has not been published yet.&nbsp; Right now, if it bothers the grader based on the location, severity, length, factoring in the age and grade of the coin - a decision is made.&nbsp; This can be more subjective than determining a wear grade. </span></p><p><br /></p><p>How do you measure luster besides seeing if it&#039;s there or not?&nbsp; ...and that&#039;s not all there is.&nbsp; There is eye appeal, strike, luster.....it is an art and not a science.&nbsp; Look at 100,000 coins and then that&#039;s just a start.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30059">Much of this is on the chart I mentioned.&nbsp; The problem comes with training your brain to associate the words (outstanding, most, etc.) with what you have seen is acceptable by professional graders.&nbsp; Experience with actual coins and a good teacher is the fastest way to &quot;get rolling.&quot;&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: #b30059"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #b30059">[USER=57741]@Colonialjohn[/USER]&nbsp; </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 89)">What about the Cap and Ray book?</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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