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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1936592, member: 26302&quot;]Yes, knowing the coin is a great start. I guess I am more pessimistic than Dionysus, BAD tooling is easily visible to the naked eye, GOOD tooling not so much. What you look for is detail that really has no right being there. Does the coin show signs of wear in the fields yet all high point detail remains? Is one side of the coin softly struck yet the other side have strong lettering? Does the style change? These are signs I look for if I am not a real expert on the coin. If I have the coin in hand I find it easier. In hand you can also look at relief, and if something is cut below the surface of the coin, which I find an easier way to identify tooling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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