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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 386156, member: 112&quot;]Before one can run, one needs to learn how to walk <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>But I do agree with your comment, it&#039;s not always easy. But with experience the same method still works. You just have to learn to differentiate wear from a light strike, with and without luster. </p><p><br /></p><p>It seems to me that in today&#039;s world all too many people tend to overgrade a coin because they tend to attribute wear as a weak strike. This is a mistake that once it becomes a habit is very, very hard to break. And unfortunately it is one of those apsects of grading that is extremely hard to learn by using pictures and books. You have to examine the coins in hand and have someone who knows show you the difference. Believe me, I have tried explaining it countless times by using pics and the message just doesn&#039;t get across.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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