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<p>[QUOTE="illini420, post: 733401, member: 19423"]Sounds like a good idea BNB. I'm sure you'll be able to get the circulated grades down pretty easily with some practice (good through AU). When you start working on the uncirculated grades, it gets hard to determine the line between an MS64, MS65, MS66, MS67, etc. </p><p> </p><p>When you pull some examples from change that you think might be an MS65 or MS66 or whatever, I'd then bring those with you to the next major show you attend and compare your graded coins with certified examples in to see how your grading matches up with the third party graders like PCGS and NGC.</p><p> </p><p>Also, if you're going through change, might want to pick up a copy of the Cherrypicker's Guide to look for varieties that might be worth something. You'll need the 5x or 10x for many of the varieties though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="illini420, post: 733401, member: 19423"]Sounds like a good idea BNB. I'm sure you'll be able to get the circulated grades down pretty easily with some practice (good through AU). When you start working on the uncirculated grades, it gets hard to determine the line between an MS64, MS65, MS66, MS67, etc. When you pull some examples from change that you think might be an MS65 or MS66 or whatever, I'd then bring those with you to the next major show you attend and compare your graded coins with certified examples in to see how your grading matches up with the third party graders like PCGS and NGC. Also, if you're going through change, might want to pick up a copy of the Cherrypicker's Guide to look for varieties that might be worth something. You'll need the 5x or 10x for many of the varieties though.[/QUOTE]
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