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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2027592, member: 112"]That is your opinion and you are entitled to it. But it is pretty much the unanimous opinion of knowledgeable numismatists that in order to learn how to grade coins correctly, you must view many thousands of coins in hand. And that's pretty hard to do by using the internet, but very easy to do at a coin show. It is also pretty much the unanimous opinion of knowledgeable numismatists that for a coin to actually be graded correctly, that coin absolutely must be viewed in hand. And that cannot be done via the internet, but it's pretty easy to do at a coin show. That is why one does "need" to attend coin shows, or go to dealer shops, or attend live auctions, so one can actually see the coins in hand, and not just look at pictures of them. Yeah sure, you can buy coins via the internet and then look at the coins in hand - after you have bought them. But that only allows you to see the coins you have purchased, in hand. And just those coins. You get to see no other examples in hand. Now maybe you've managed to pull off what everybody else says can't be done Paul. Or maybe you just think you have. I don't know what the answer is, but I'm sure you'll tell me.[/QUOTE]