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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JPeace$, post: 3347639, member: 42727&quot;]The ANA has a book call &quot;ANA Grading Standards&quot;.&nbsp; It&#039;s a good place to start.&nbsp; Jason Poe (a regular poster on the site) wrote a book titled &quot;The Art and Science of Grading Coins&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Neither PCGS or NGC strictly follow the ANA grading standards.&nbsp; They have published their own.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grading isn&#039;t easy and takes a lot of practice.&nbsp; I would get the two books I listed and read them.&nbsp; Secondly, I&#039;d visit the major auction houses and either browse their current auction inventory or their archives.&nbsp; Look at as many coins as you can.&nbsp; You&#039;ll see that a coin may have achieved a technically correct grade, but the eye appeal is lacking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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