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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1439063, member: 26302&quot;]Ok then. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would simply recommend sir that you go to a large show and simply spend the entire day looking. Go to a site like Heritage and simply look at coins for a day. </p><p><br /></p><p>Saying its simple to grade coins is true and not true at the same time. Its simple for me, its simple for Doug, but we have been doing it forever. Every coin is unique, every circumstance different. You mention you used a 10x loupe, that is a mistake. 5x or even a 3x is the MOST you ever use to grade. Higher is only useful for identifying fakes, overdates, etc. You say you saw few marks, but was the coin cleaned? Was it whizzed? Those are much larger, game changing issues than a mark under 10x magnification. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck with coins sir. I am not trying to discourage you, just put it in perspective. My favorite recommendation for a beginner is to go buy one or two bags of cents or nickels from the bank, opn up your ANA grading book, and grade them. Put them in piles, (g, vg, f, etc). When you are done, examine each pile and see if you were consistent. When you are finished, send them back to the bank. You just had a massive coin grading lesson for free. You might even find a few good ones.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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