!!The Golden Coin Hunt!!

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Only problem is, there are a lot of better graders here than us. Which one of these "smart people" do we follow? That would be harder than just guessing at the grade, IMHO. lol

What we need is for someone to develop a little "online course" here at Coin Talk University (CTU) to teach us how to grade coins. One week could be Buffalo nickels, the next Lincoln Wheat cents, then Walking Liberty Halves, etc. Have pointers to help us determine what makes it AU55 vs. MS60, and so forth. I'd be ALL over that. Heck, maybe even get a number of contributor's to develop a chapter in their own areas of expertise, maybe some foreign coin sections, etc.

 

I don't think it's that easy. In my searching I saw ms64's with sharp detail and with wear...so who knows.
Guess it all comes down to what the person you paid the money to says it is...lol

 

Also comes down to determining a weak strike from wear. I think this one has more of a weak strike. But that is only my opinion.

Phoenix

 

my guess, took ALL available information into account, search thousands of similar coins with known assigned grades ... and in the end, i throw the dart at the board, and VOILA!!! it was my posted grade

ok i really didnt do all that

 

Lol, I'm not one of those smart ones, lol. I just use my knowledge that I know about coins, and my gut. I can name a few though that could be considered the smart ones, lol. That sounds like a good idea actually. Be neat. :thumb:

Phoenix

 

At least dak told us which company graded it...

 

i still stick to my guns. Hopefully if i do off beat things i can score some points

 

I'm sticking to my guns as well. Good luck all!

 

I think that if you are trying to grade a coin from a couple of thumbnails, then you should temper your opinion on your grading ability. Grading coins from photos can be deceiving, if not downright impossible at times. So much depends on the angles, lighting, resolution of the photo, etc., so, if you missed the boat, don't get down on yourself.

 

Absolutly! Well said, ya know no amount of pictures is a good replacement for an in hand inspection!!!

Just popping in another clue.... OCM

 

Is it your nickel dak?

Phoenix

 

DJ coins has dropped out!!!! :0

 

Only on the essay part because of a personal reason.

 

Is there a way to check if people are making new accounts to cheat?

 

Hope all is well then! You had a really good story DJ. :thumb: Looks like Twiggs lost a bit of competition. All are very good stories! :thumb:

Phoenix

 

Djcoins told me if he wins the essay contest, he wants the points given to me

 

haha_

 

haha is Flemish for "yes hamman88, You can have the points, and my coin collection"

 

Mainly we are hoping that honesty will prevail, we all know right from wrong ,and karma seems to keep things in balance in the long run...