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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldCoinLover, post: 78398, member: 4336&quot;]am have started working on the essay. I decided a large part of it will be on coin grading, because afterall, isn&#039;t that an art? And I have a PCGS guide to grading and counterfeit detection. I will probably also including other making methods like the screwpress in the 1800&#039;s colonial days, and how ancient coins were made (hand struck right?) Here&#039;s what I got so far, I am not the best essay writer and it has to be 12 pages, 2 with pictures. Do you think I could fit it in there? here&#039;s the requirements:</p><p><br /></p><p>Needs to be 12 pages</p><p>2 of them can have pictures</p><p>Afterwards, 10 pages total of written text</p><p>Can relate to: Anything about coin art</p><p>1) The minting of coins, and how the process has changed</p><p>2) What the art (symbols, etc. like the American eagle) represent in different countries, including the US</p><p>3) How ancient coins were made, what the designs on the coins mean</p><p>4) The art of incuse design coins (i.e the Indian head)</p><p>5) How saint gaudens wanted greek coinage to be on US coins</p><p>6) talk about the screwpress</p><p>7) have an introduction; conclusion</p><p>8) grading coins</p><p>9) toning</p><p><br /></p><p>Heres the essay:</p><p>Kevin Tejan</p><p>October, 11, 2005</p><p>The Art Of Coin Making, coin design, and what the symbols on the coins represent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Making coins, and the study of coins (numismatics) are not an exact science. Both, however, take art. It takes engravers and designers to carve the designs on a coin mold, how they want the designs to be. These are very skilled artists. Grading a coin has many factors involved, and it is a science and art to be able to grade a coin ‘correctly”. Many people cannot grade coins correctly, or want a professional to grade them to reinforce their value (Coins value is based on the grade, or how good of condition the coin is in) so they send them into third party grading services. There are more than 3, but the first three are considered the best. From 1st best to 3rd best, most people regard it as follows: PCGS, NGC, and ANACS. I put correctly in parenthesis because grading is a science and an art, but it also is largely subjective opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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