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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;trogdor, post: 3670912, member: 21943&quot;]I am fortunate enough to be looking at hundreds of coins a day valued anywhere from a cent to $1,000,000+ and I will say that if the goal is to study a coin for potential purchase then dissecting it as GDJMSP suggested is really the best course.</p><p><br /></p><p>Few coins really &quot;wow&quot; me anymore, but for those that do, I make sure to take a step back and reevaluate slooowly. If it&#039;s a coin I personally want, then often I solicit a second opinion from my numismatist friends to ensure I&#039;m not adding points where I shouldn&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>I work with some of the best numismatists and graders and I can assure you, no one catches everything. That said, the best people in the business train their eyes by really studying thousands of coins in any given series and understanding how coins are being graded at any given moment. Specialists will understand the striking characteristics of any given year so as to know what to expect and even further, know the striking characteristics of specific varieties.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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