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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 391239, member: 11521&quot;]I highly, highly recommend taking the basic grading course. There are quite a few things covered in that course that you really need to know before taking the intermediate grading course. There were a few people in my intermediate class that maybe should have been in the basic class. I think ANA is going to implement some prerequisites for some future courses so valuable class time is not wasted explaining basic concepts in an advanced (or intermediate) course.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Below are just some of the things you need to know or understand before taking Intermediate Grading:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Basic grading techniques.</p><p>What luster is, what causes it and how to spot it.</p><p>The difference between mint state and circulated.</p><p>The difference between a business strike and a proof coin.</p><p>The difference between a scratch, a die crack and die polish marks. </p><p>Planchet defects and strike-throughs.</p><p>The difference between die doubling and strike doubling.</p><p>The difference between a weak strike and wear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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