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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gregg, post: 2923007, member: 90419&quot;]I&#039;m just learning to grade so any shot I take at &#039;grading&#039; is not unlike throwing a dart at a flock of pigeons. (1)&nbsp; I&#039;ve the basic idea down; however, I just don&#039;t have the experience yet.&nbsp; That said, there is no better way to learn other than jumping on into the mix.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my 14 <i>hail Mary</i> guesses on Peace Dollars:</p><p>1. AU 55 - Cleaned</p><p>2. AU 50 - Cleaned</p><p>3. AU 50 - Cleaned</p><p>4. AU 58</p><p>5. AU 55</p><p>6. AU 55</p><p>7. AU 58</p><p>8. AU 50</p><p>9. MS 62</p><p>10. AU 58</p><p>11. AU 55</p><p>12. AU 58 - Cleaned</p><p>13. Fine</p><p>14. Previous grading: 64 - case cracked open and resubmitted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the actually results:</p><p>1. A8 DETAILS</p><p>2. A8 DETAILS</p><p>3. A8 DETAILS</p><p>4. 58</p><p>5. 58</p><p>6. 55</p><p>7. 62</p><p>8. 62</p><p>9. 58</p><p>10. 61</p><p>11. 62</p><p>12. MS DETAILS</p><p>13. V2 DETAILS</p><p>14. 63</p><p><br /></p><p>Comments</p><p>I submitted coins I knew had been cleaned because I wanted some confirmation that I was getting a little bit of skill at identifying cleaned coins.&nbsp; The good news is that I nailed 4/5 of the cleaned coins.&nbsp; I&#039;m pretty pleased with that - it is a tremendous improvement for a beginner.</p><p><br /></p><p>I obviously still struggle with telling the difference between high AUs and low MS grade coins.&nbsp; More study is required.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me item #14 is very interesting.&nbsp; I cracked a <i>MS64</i> out of a <b>PCGS</b> case and <b>ANACS</b> has graded it a <i>MS63</i>.&nbsp; While one coin isn&#039;t definitive it does lend a little bit of weight to something I&#039;ve suspected, that being, the top three grading companies probably aren&#039;t as far apart as some would have us believe - at the very least, in this one test case it doesn&#039;t look as if ANACS is passing out candy. (2)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>NOTES</p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>1: This analogy isn&#039;t about the improbability of success but more along the lines of <i>&quot;Why would you do that?&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>2: I&#039;ll be buying some more PCGS coins, cracking them, and sending them into ANACS just for giggles. I&#039;ll report back here when I do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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