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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dazman, post: 44553, member: 2668&quot;]Okay here goes, old guy chasing childhood passion here and totally out of touch with the coin collection thing now as regards grading coins.&nbsp; I hope I have some challeging questions for you superstars regarding a few of my hoard below:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. 1985 O Morgan - This one should be fairly simple for you guys:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/dazman/Coins/PlainMorgan.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Has some nice frosty to it, no toning and to my way of thinking not much in the way of scratching so should be in the MS60 to MS64 range is my guess??&nbsp; Which one do you guys think or let me know why should it be less.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2. 1987 Morgan</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/dazman/Coins/TonedMorgan.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Has rainbow hues to it.&nbsp; I have seen the term toning and don&#039;t know if this is it or if toning is the tarnish (blackish) that silver gets with oxidation.&nbsp; I find this pleasant but do not know if it is a good thing or a bad thing?&nbsp; Again your view on rating is important.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. 1984 O Morgan</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/dazman/Coins/Morgannose.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This example is here to help me learn about how accidental scratches and nicks affect grading.&nbsp; Notice the shallow gouge on the nose.&nbsp; What grade with the gouge and then without the gouge?</p><p><br /></p><p>4. 1886 Seated Liberty Dime</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/dazman/Coins/sittingdime.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is to see how purposeful damage affects the grading.&nbsp; Notice the gouge at the top (obv) and on the rim.&nbsp; I imagine this was mounted somehow probably like a necklace.&nbsp; What grade with the damage and then without the damage?</p><p><br /></p><p>5. 1911 Barber Dime</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/dazman/BarberDime.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one is to see how to grade smaller silver coins that are probably more prone to wear and damage, does that give the coin more leway in grading?&nbsp; What grade is this one and what wear would I look for on these dimes for higher/lower grading?</p><p><br /></p><p>6. 1912 Liberty Nickel x 2</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/dazman/Coins/vnickel.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This would help me make a nice comparative study for both the obv and rev and how average grades are worked out.&nbsp; The coin on the left has similar wear to the one on the right except for the rust(?) and copper tarnish(?). What is the compative grade of just the obv and rev for both of these coins.&nbsp; How about the overall grade for both? and Finally what if the Obv and rev were switched alternately?</p><p><br /></p><p>continued....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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