Is your numismatic New Year's Resolution to learn to grade coins better? Do you want to understand all of the elements that go into grading? Are you just looking for a new coin book to read? Well - check out my new book! As some of you are probably aware, I recently published my first book, entitled "The Art and Science of Grading Coins." It is available for sale now on Amazon, at this link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1492356107/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_uF4Hub0134XFT Here is the description from Amazon: Grading coins is the single most important skill for a coin collector to have. Plenty of books will show you pictures of coins in various grades, and ask you to match the coin to a picture. Very few books go through each facet of grading and explain them in depth, in easy to understand terms that even a novice can understand. There is plenty of science involved – but there is also an art to the skill of grading. This book will help you piece together each component: surfaces, luster, strike, wear, contact marks, and eye appeal. Beginners and advanced students of numismatics alike will learn something from The Art and Science of Grading Coins
