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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coloradotokens, post: 842062, member: 17153&quot;]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Personally I get a lot out of the summer seminar (Colorado Springs); I go every year, but this year only able to do a 2 day course and mini seminar.&nbsp; They combine a coin show with the seminar and can cause scheduling conflicts.&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I have taken intro to grading, intermediate grading, counterfeit detection, a coin dealer class, and a few others. This year I am taking an error and varieties course and photo shop mini course.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">The amount of knowledge at the summer seminar is unbelievable, and all the instructor are very respected and knowledgeable.&nbsp; In my opinion the grading classes and counterfeit detection are the best classes and are the first to fill up.&nbsp; Tom Halllenbeck and Mary Sauvain are very very good graders and you can learn a lot from them, Matt Kleinstuber is also a unbelievable grader instructor and he is only in his 20’s.&nbsp; J.P Martin (anacs) teaches a very comprehensive course on counterfeit detection.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Now some may think that money spent for summer seminar could be used better elsewhere, but if you want numismatic training and or education the summer seminar is about it.&nbsp; Unless of course you can convince Northwestern University to give you a PhD in Numismatics.&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I recommend taking the grading and counterfeit classes, but when it comes to grading it just takes looking at a lot of coins to figure it out, say 20 years worth…&nbsp; Every time I am at a convention or auction I go to the lot viewing and putting my finger over the grade when I pull it out of the box and trying to figure out the grade.&nbsp; One can look at 100’s of coins that way beefing up their grading skills.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I think the summer seminar is worth it for those you are looking for training.</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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