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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2027810, member: 15309&quot;]I have viewed thousands of coins in hand.&nbsp; And each one I got to study at my leisure, not simply gaze at for 5-10 seconds.&nbsp; And it isn&#039;t a unanimous opinion of knowledgeable numismatists, it is your opinion.&nbsp; IMO, pretty much anybody is a better grader than you are given the fact that the grading system you use is not accepted in the current market.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And if you buy graded coins, they have been viewed in hand, by a professional grader, not some old dude on a coin forum.&nbsp; If you get a coin that you think is a dog for the assigned grade, you return it.&nbsp; It is actually pretty easy to do right from the comfort of my computer chair.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The photos will usually give you a very good idea of the grade of the coin, especially when they are professional photos like those from Heritage.&nbsp; Occasionally, you will get a coin that has problems that were not apparent in the photo and you may have to take a financial hit when selling the coin, but it usually won&#039;t equal the cost of the plane ticket to attend the show. </p><p><br /></p><p>E-Bay is hit or miss and you need to find sellers that have good photos but E-Bay has returns so if you don&#039;t like the coin, you return it for a refund.&nbsp; That is why one &quot;does not need&quot; to attend coin shows.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So what?&nbsp; Over time, you will get to see many coins and get a grasp of how the series is graded.&nbsp; You don&#039;t need to glance at thousands of coins for a few seconds each to accomplish that.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You are the only one who says it can&#039;t be done.&nbsp; No other member of this forum or any other coin forum for that matter has ever stated that they don&#039;t think I know how to grade coins.&nbsp; Here is what I know for a fact.&nbsp; Given a contest to predict how PCGS or NGC will grade uncirculated silver and nickel coins, I will beat you without breaking a sweat.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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