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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1801894, member: 15309&quot;]Bruiser, </p><p><br /></p><p>I assume that the excerpt that you posted in the Mercury Dime thread was from this book.&nbsp; What you posted was a little light in information IMO.&nbsp; I think that a good way to learn how to grade is to get a copy of the PCGS OFFICIAL GUIDE TO COIN GRADING AND COUNTERFEIT DETECTION.&nbsp; When you are trying to grade a particular coin, consult that book for the grading descriptions and then use Heritage Auction Archives to look at PCGS examples of the date/mm of the series that you are looking at.&nbsp; The Heritage Photos are excellent, large, and should basically provide you with an online grading set.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>After looking at several hundred Mercury Dimes in F-VF-XF in PCGS holders on the Heritage archives, you should be able to develop a basic understanding of grading for that series.&nbsp; Then repeat that process over and over again for every series that interests you.&nbsp; It might take years, but I promise it will help you.&nbsp; And the best thing is that Heritage Auction Archives are free!</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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