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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 2659992, member: 24633&quot;]It may look like it is in good condition to you, but every little nick &amp; ding can reduce the grade. Nicks &amp; dings in the prime focal areas have a greater affect on the grade than those in secondary areas. More weight is given to the overall condition of the obverse than the reverse. A clean reverse is less likely to increase an overall grade, but a reverse with obvious nicks &amp; dings will almost certainly reduce the overall grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are you starting to catch my drift about acquiring a basic understanding of the grading process? And, it can vary a bit for every denomination and type of coin! That is why it is also a good idea to post separate threads for each coin. That way, you can attract more responses from people who are familiar with one coin type but not another. It will also make it easier for you to refer back to any thread about a particular coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s sort of like throwing all of your coins into a 5-gallon bucket. How quickly can you find that 1968-D nickel?</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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