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Message:: [QUOTE="stainless, post: 663882, member: 11757"]I have my little brother (43 Cent, among these boards) over for the weekend. He, like me, collects coins. He has just started about a month ago. I have taught him so far how to handle coins, and what each US coin looks like (or at least the majority of them).  He now though, wants me to teach him how to grade coins..and this is where I have a problem. I don't know how..lol. I know how to grade, but how do I teach someone else how to. Not only that, but he is seven. I guess the same way I learned from CT would be the answer, but I do not get to see him much. Anyone have a quicker solution. He understands details, or at least the meaning of it (details is a coin ungradble because of problems, or that is what I taught him at least). Now, I need to have him learn the meaning of P,F,AG,G,VG,F,VF,XF,AU, and MS.  I do not claim to be an expert grader, as I usually can only grade to the word (I attach just AU to a coin rather than AU-55 or AU53).  One more thing (and a big thing). He is 7 (almost 8). Would there be a different way of learning? Lol, he is still learning how to distinguish pocket change from coins that have more than face value (He is getting better with the dates though).  any ideas? lol  stainless[/QUOTE]