How many points lost because of Coin Show light?

airplanenut

David,

I was thinking about this earlier... how many points better do you think a top grader in the contest might do if given a dark room and their choice of lighting? Isn't there a disadvantage simply by having all of the ambient light around?

Jeremy

homerunhall

Hi Jeremy,

It's definitely a disadvantage to grade under coin show light, but it's a disadvantage all share. I actually think it hurts good graders more than mediocre graders, but I don't know how it translates into points on the test.

Thanks,

David