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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ck1of2, post: 1801551, member: 57139&quot;]Agreed.&nbsp; To much wear on the horizontal lines to be graded as XF.&nbsp; VF is the highest grade I would assign. </p><p><br /></p><p>Like the OP, I have just started this hobby recently and have buried myself with tons of information to improve my eye when grading Mercury dimes.&nbsp; Like many CTer&#039;s have suggested to me, I would suggest you buy the book before the coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have attended a couple of coin shows to understand how others see and grade coins and just to have some exposure to more varieties of coins.&nbsp; I also watch a lot of online auctions, where I find most coins are over graded, just to gain some additional exposure.&nbsp; I would suggest you try to do the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>To the OP, keep up the good work and keep at it.&nbsp; I know it feels like you will never get it at first, but keep at it and it will come together.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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