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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kirkuleez, post: 2187175, member: 36864&quot;]Not that learning to grade is a bad thing, but when dealing with these early US coins, grading can get tricky because of many factors. Strike quality, originality (cleaned/tooled/filled holes/etc.), rarity, adjustment marks vs. scratches, eye appeal the list goes on and all come into play. These coins have the experts debating over ten point swings, but that&#039;s what subjective grading is all about, nothing wrong with that. But for modern coins, the above factors come into play much less frequently and are subsequently much easier to grade. I would suggest that you pick a series of modern coins and study how they are graded. The finer points could always be learned as you go, but learning a modern series will teach you the fundimental basics of grading and will transfer to all other series of coins no matter how old or where they were produced. My grandfather taught me to grade my pocket change every night and I&#039;ve been doing it now for over thirty years. I feel that I&#039;m a pretty descent grader and have done pretty well over the years with raw purchases.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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