@JohnBCoins said:
I typically graded 1000-1200 coins/day during most of my time at PCGS. Depending upon the mixture of coins I would have worked anywhere from 6-12 hours during those days.
During the peak years of the Members Only events and larger shows on site grading events I typically had to grade 1500-1800 coins per day.
There was an event where we were so extremely busy that myself & another grader did over 2000 coins per day on at least 3 of the days. That was the most brutal show I had ever graded at during my 19+ years of grading.
John Butler
David Lawrence Rare Coins
WOW. that's a lot. you need to provide more inside about your grader experience at PCGS. I think people would love to hear it.
@JohnBCoins said:
I typically graded 1000-1200 coins/day during most of my time at PCGS. Depending upon the mixture of coins I would have worked anywhere from 6-12 hours during those days.
During the peak years of the Members Only events and larger shows on site grading events I typically had to grade 1500-1800 coins per day.
There was an event where we were so extremely busy that myself & another grader did over 2000 coins per day on at least 3 of the days. That was the most brutal show I had ever graded at during my 19+ years of grading.
John Butler
David Lawrence Rare Coins
Welcome to the forum!
About your post, anything more than 8 hours a day sounds reckless to me. Did PCGS ever try to figure out if graders became less accurate after a certain number of hours at the desk? Seems easy enough for them to figure it out. Then again, maybe they didn't want to know the answer?
I don't believe they ever ran grading reports by the length of time a grader has been grading. In my opinion the ability to concentrate on grading coins ebbs & flows throughout the day. For example, when getting hungry for lunch, concentration can deteriorate. I would tend to push off grading the harder series when grading past 8 hours. Morgan & Peace Dollars, Commemoratives & Walking Liberty Half Dollars were my go to late in the day during the bigger Show events.
John Butler
David Lawrence Rare Coins
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WOW. that's a lot. you need to provide more inside about your grader experience at PCGS. I think people would love to hear it.
I don't believe they ever ran grading reports by the length of time a grader has been grading. In my opinion the ability to concentrate on grading coins ebbs & flows throughout the day. For example, when getting hungry for lunch, concentration can deteriorate. I would tend to push off grading the harder series when grading past 8 hours. Morgan & Peace Dollars, Commemoratives & Walking Liberty Half Dollars were my go to late in the day during the bigger Show events.
John Butler
David Lawrence Rare Coins