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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Delawarejones, post: 171213, member: 7008&quot;]<font face="Century Gothic">Hey, Aviva:</font></p><p><font face="Century Gothic"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Century Gothic">If you are serious about coins, the must have for grading is PCGS guide book for grading and counterfeiting. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/sr=1-1/qid=1165035614/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6120128-9565753?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/sr=1-1/qid=1165035614/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6120128-9565753?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books" rel="nofollow">PCGS guide book</a> It has the grades for every American coin from AG (about good) to AU (almost uncirculated) and how to grade MS (mint state).</font></p><p><font face="Century Gothic"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Century Gothic">The other thing to do is to buy slabbed coins so you have a visual comparison.&nbsp; Go to the coin store, pawn shops, flea markets, coin shows with your slabs, grade and price books and look over the coins.&nbsp; The best way to learn is to jump in with knowledge.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Century Gothic"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Century Gothic">When I go to coin shows my back pack is stuffed with books, graded slabs from PCGS, and my loupe.&nbsp; I will spend a half-hour going over 1 coin if I am interested.&nbsp; The dealer knows I am interested, and by that time I have carefully scanned both sides and the rim, graded it to my satisfaction and have the knowledge to haggle on price.</font></p><p><font face="Century Gothic"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Century Gothic">Delawarejones</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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