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Message:: [QUOTE="Siggi Palma, post: 801309, member: 18255"][FONT=&quot]Hello fellow collectors,[/FONT]   [FONT=&quot]I am what you would call a novice in coin collecting.  The world of information seems endless and with so many different opinions it is sometimes hard to see witch ways is up and witch way is down.  And because I have been selling and buying coins for the last few months I have had to dig deep for information and dig fast.  Trying not to lose sight of why I started this. The art of coin making.[/FONT]  [FONT=&quot]Before I start I would just like to say that I use the coin grading system from Europe and I collect both machine made coins as well as hammered ones.  I do put some of my collection in airtites but most of my rare old coins are not in any holders. [/FONT]   [FONT=&quot]Now the reason I am talking about this is because have been reading The PCGS book on grading and spotting counterfeits. This is a must because I sell on eBay and want to learn the US grading system.  [/FONT]   [FONT=&quot]But reading this book has made me realize that the US system of grading cannot be used on hammered coins.  And can only work on machine made coins.  How English hammered coin from the 1400´s can get a grading of XF40 Is something I cannot understand.  As the methods of making hammered coins is so different then the methods of making machined coins.   [/FONT]   [FONT=&quot]Your thoughts are welcomed,[/FONT]   [FONT=&quot]Siggi [/FONT][/QUOTE]