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Message:: [QUOTE="iPen, post: 2727235, member: 69760"]As mostly a silver type collector of "medium to large" sized coins, I wanted to venture into something quite a bit different by going back to my roots with US coins, namely with nickels and pennies. But, I've (re)noticed just how different self-grading pennies and "small" coins in general is, compared to grading the much larger silver dollars and halves. The overall grading concept is similar, but everything seems to shift towards more conservative grading for pennies than for silver dollars. It's probably because the same hit or amount of damage on say, a silver Morgan, appears much larger on the much smaller wheat penny. So, I ignored what I was used to with the larger silver US coins, and took a swing at grading 7 of my 1909 VDB Lincoln cents. Can you tell me what you think about my grade assignments for these coins? My grade can be seen when you click on the "Spoiler" button above the respective pictures. The grades I give are probably off by +1 / -4 lol. In all, I think my grades are all too harsh or not to critical of some hit marks, not sure! The answers you give will determine the fates of these coins in big ways and small. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Sorry for the poor pics and thanks in advance! 1. [Spoiler]MS-64 or MS-65 BN[/Spoiler] <img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100458_zpsmo95rl4p.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100460_zpsfjx2mnra.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ------------------------------ 2. [Spoiler][/Spoiler][Spoiler]MS-63 RB[/Spoiler] <img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100461_zpsvl9clsyj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100465_zps1lrdhnkk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ------------------------------- 3. [Spoiler]MS-63 or MS-64 RB[/Spoiler]Vertical line above the "1" numeral of the date is not a scratch but a toning mark. Finger print is not as vivid in-person. <img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100466_zpsnr1r1rte.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100467_zpsipdnctkd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100468_zpsxttcfat4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ------------------------------- 4. [Spoiler]MS-65 RB[/Spoiler] <img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100469_zpspjf45v3q.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100470_zpsybiomhip.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ------------------------------- 5. [Spoiler]MS-64 RB[/Spoiler] <img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100472_zps0paamait.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100474_zpsculsvynz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ------------------------------- 6. [Spoiler]MS-64 BN[/Spoiler] <img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100475_zpsdctryneo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100476_zpsvepllupr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ------------------------------- 7. [Spoiler][/Spoiler][Spoiler]MS-63 BN[/Spoiler] <img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100480_zpsvfln98e6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100481_zpssyxoz2af.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100482_zpsg5elr5aq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/kovacs22/P1100483_zps79i61mpv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]

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