Are funky looking Indian cents the toughest to grade?

SethChandler

Red, RB, natural, AT, real color, whizzed, retoned, color added......there are so many things that can go wrong, it is almost impossible to correctly grade.

ziggy29

<< <i>Red, RB, natural, AT, real color, whizzed, retoned, color added......there are so many things that can go wrong, it is almost impossible to correctly grade. >>

In mint state, maybe. But since I collect them XF/AU, it's pretty easy.

tjkillian

The messed with ones are the worst part. It is also a challenge. You really have to see a lot of original ones before you can do anything on your own.

Tom

airplanenut

Well, if you have good lighting, whizzing can be spotted pretty quickly. Then either you're confident or not on the AT issue. BN/RB/RD are pretty easy, except on liners, in which case even the graders flip-flop.

I don't mind them... I did pretty darn good with them in the grading class.

What I don't like is large brown copper (MS/AU) that is slabbed, because the lustre basically can't be seen.

Jeremy

Baley

Red, RB, natural, AT, real color, whizzed, retoned, color added......there are so many things that can go wrong, it is almost impossible to correctly grade.

then don't worry about the "grade"

just figure out how to price 'em