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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Breakdown, post: 730256, member: 19532&quot;]Well, I see I missed most of the fun on this post and I will stand to the side and not further instigate. BNB, good luck in your new direction -- you certainly have started some interesting threads on here.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would like to comment on something Lehigh stated, </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;I would consider myself a competent grader of only 6 series of coins: Jefferson Nickels, Morgan Dollars, Mercury Dimes, Standing Liberty Quarters, Peace Dollars, &amp; Barber Quarters. The other series I can take an educated guess, but I would almost always defer to the TPG opinion in those instances. &quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I believe I can grade two series fairly well (Walkers and Buffalos), not surprisingly they are the two series I have collected for going on three years now. I have read numerous books on Buffalos and one on Walkers (we need more books on Walkers).</p><p>I don&#039;t delude myself into thinking I know any other series very well although I often get an itch to try to start collecting something else. As an example, Mark Feld recently acquired some beautiful half dimes and for a fleeting moment I thought, &quot;I am going to start collecting half dimes.&quot; But there is a simple reason I didn&#039;t buy any of Mark&#039;s half dimes -- I don&#039;t know anything about them!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is also borne out when someone like Desertgem posts a coin for a guess the grade. For Walkers and Buffalos, I am usually within one grade of what the TPG says and can often guess the grade correctly (we can save for another day whether PCGS or NGC assigns the correct grade). For all other series, I know I am guessing and am often off by two or three grades or more. In the end, it is not surprising because I have looked at a lot of Buffalos and Walkers and read a lot about them. Everything else, not so much.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So I agree with Lehigh&#039;s premise as I understand it. Relying on the grade of slabbed coins is not a bad idea for someone learning. More importantly, understanding your limitations can save you a lot of frustration. It&#039;s okay -- you don&#039;t have to know everything about everything to enjoy this hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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