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<p>[QUOTE="Jeepfreak81, post: 8206262, member: 93888"]Absolutely, I was referring to the intent in getting it graded though and how that plays into the decision. It's not always about the value of the coin. You might try posting your next one, or even this one, as a guess the grade post and ask why people grade it as they do. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is what makes grading soooo hard in my opinion and I couldn't tell the difference between a 65 and a 68 probably, not without more practice. I try and grade my own coins just for my own reference when I record them in my spreadsheet but I don't number grade them, I'm just not good enough at it yet. So I just say ok this looks to be about an XF, or AU, or whatever.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've learned many skills in my life thus far, and this is one I've discovered you can't rush, it just takes alot of practice and time, and then it's still subjective.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeepfreak81, post: 8206262, member: 93888"]Absolutely, I was referring to the intent in getting it graded though and how that plays into the decision. It's not always about the value of the coin. You might try posting your next one, or even this one, as a guess the grade post and ask why people grade it as they do. This is what makes grading soooo hard in my opinion and I couldn't tell the difference between a 65 and a 68 probably, not without more practice. I try and grade my own coins just for my own reference when I record them in my spreadsheet but I don't number grade them, I'm just not good enough at it yet. So I just say ok this looks to be about an XF, or AU, or whatever. I've learned many skills in my life thus far, and this is one I've discovered you can't rush, it just takes alot of practice and time, and then it's still subjective.[/QUOTE]
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