Got some grading books
USA_Bullion_and_Coin
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I bought these two let me know if there are any other useful grading books.
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USA_Bullion_and_Coin
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You clearly do not know how to grade, and you clearly know that you do not know how to grade.
It is long overdue for you to shut down your fake grading and stickering services. That should have been your very first step.
https://unitedstatesbullion.org/services/
https://unitedstatesbullion.org/sticker-certification/
If you keep them active, you've made your intentions clear.
Here is the backstory, for anyone who may have missed it:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1101931/first-time-being-a-dealer-at-a-coin-showw/p1
Well done.
Some books give a color representation deleniating the high spots, low spots and importantance of each to the overall grade.
Mega Red does this.
It is helpful.
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This one is pretty good and has pictures like ypsales describes. My preference now is visual - videos on youtube or elsewhere put out by PCGS, ANA and others.
I am also clearly trying to improve my abilities. Plus no one is buying the services so they do no harm in being up.
Good luck. Read and retain. Secure some old silver and copper coins and try your newly learned skills while writing down your grades, then go to
pcgs.com/photograde and compare your coins to theirs. When you master this technique, you will be considerably ahead of where you are currently and hopefully like it.
Jim
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Here’s another one. @Insider3 can explain the nuances of net grading.
(This is an inside joke. Please ignore. And good luck!)
Smitten with DBLCs.
Except to your credibility.
Putting your completely inappropriate past and current actions aside, these books are both very good for learning about grading. They're the first ones my LCS recommends to new numismatists. I've never seen the one that @davewesen posted, but it looks like a great book.
Please take down your listings on your website though. I've mentioned before that I think you have a right to post here despite your lack of good character, but if you want everyone to treat you the way I am then I would make positive steps towards redemption.
I highly recommend the PCGS grading series on YouTube. Go through and watch all of them and take notes. They helped me a lot. And when you go to shows, try and look at as many coins as you can that are already graded and get a feel for what they look like at the grade level. 1 coin of a certain type at one grade level is not going to tell the whole story. You need to see a lot of them in aggregate. Start with something easier like Morgan dollars. Play guess the grade game on Mycollect and keep at it. Learn from your mistakes. Really devote yourself to learning and if you have the desire, you will get there. Good luck!
You should go to a few coin shops and not buy one single coin. Just look at as many raw and slabbed coins that would be in your price range once you are ready. In time you will have an idea as to what is or isn’t a good coin. Learn how to grade. A toned uncirculated coin doesn’t mean that it is a a great coin. Lots of toned coins are not appealing. A good dealer will be happy to show you the ropes as long as he is not busy with a bunch of customers.
Stay away from MS69 or 70 modern stuff. That’s a complete waste of time and money in my opinion.