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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 71575, member: 112"]Kinda sorta, but not exactly the way I'd phrase it. It's not that they get a push up in grade - it's that the coin meets the criteria for that grade in that date. Proof coins from the '50s can't be judged the same way that Proof coins from the '80s or '90s are judged. In later years - deep cameo is the standard to be expected. But in the '50s - it was not very common. So there are allowances made for the coins from the '50s - the cameo does not have to be as perfect as for coins in later years. You've got the idea  <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  But to get good at it - just takes more experience to judge the severity of those marks. And don't forget - the location of the marks is very important and it varies from denomination to denomination. Don't rush it - take your time, there's a lot to learn. Grading isn't something you just pick up - it takes time. And above all, looking at lots and lots and lots - and then lots more coins. You've come a long way in the last 5 years. I only wish I knew at your age what you know  <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]