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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chip, post: 2341279, member: 19122&quot;]I know that you are asking Chris, but many on the site recommend the ana seminars, others have expressed that looking at many many tpg examples will help you to hone your skills.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or you could order a few bags of quarters direct from the mint, go through them one by one with a good light and a nice loupe, and sort them by condition, since they are all uncirculated at the worst the most dinged up baggy one should be at least a 60. </p><p><br /></p><p>Read the ana grading guide, get the book, making the grade and read the grading guidelines in the red book,</p><p><br /></p><p>notice what are the prime focal areas are.</p><p><br /></p><p>notice how a hit on some spots does not seem to look as bad as a hit in another area.</p><p><br /></p><p>arrange the coins in order from what you consider the best least marked ones, to the worst.</p><p><br /></p><p>My brother and I spent a few hours going over a few bags of the atb quarters and we were both able to pick out the best ones, I tended to call the very best, usually two or three to a 100 coin bag, 67s, and there was usually at least one coin that was cleaner and more desirable than all the rest.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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