ANA Grading Course

ElKevvo

Hi,

I joined the ANA earlier this year and was wondering if their correspondence course in coin grading is worth the money or not. I am always eager to learn new things 'bout coins especially in regards to grading but don't want to shell out the money (not 'cause I am cheap...I just spent a several hundred on my wife's cat vet bill!) if the $ might be better spent elsewhere.

Added - My collection is mostly lower value circulated stuff...but I still like it! :^)

Your thoughts and opinions are appreciated!

Thanks!

Coinosaurus

If you plan to spend more than a few thousand bucks on coins, pay the $300 or so and take the "live" ANA grading class. It is well worth it.

kieferscoins

<< <i>If you plan to spend more than a few thousand bucks on coins, pay the $300 or so and take the "live" ANA grading class. It is well worth it. >>



I agree.

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Cameron Kiefer

ziggy29

I finished most of their "diploma" program a few years back and never got around to finishing it. I found it valuable, though I never specifically took the grading course (if memory serves me right).

I'd agree with others, though, if you're really serious, do it in person, blow a couple grand and do it in person.

As far as vet bills, I feel your pain. In 2002 we watched our cat slowly fade due to kidney failure (at age 13), and I think we spent over three thousand dollars on vet bills in those last seven months. I could think about the coins I could have bought with that...but I think the guilt I would have lived with knowing we could have made a difference for our kitty but refused to try would have been a guilt trip for life, and prorated on a per-year basis that's a small price to pay for not carrying that burden...

nwcs

I wouldn't bother with the correspondence course. A mini grading seminar or the full one at the summer seminar is the only way to go.

numonebuyer

I enjoyed the correspondence course.

RKKay

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<< <i>If you plan to spend more than a few thousand bucks on coins, pay the $300 or so and take the "live" ANA grading class. It is well worth it. >>



I agree.

ANA Summer Seminar

Cameron Kiefer >>



I agree.

astrorat

Another option is to check out the grading course from the Library. As an ANA member, all you pay is postage and insurance both ways and you get to borrow the book for 6 weeks.

If you are serious, you really should consider either the 2-day "club seminar" or the 5 day "summer seminar."

Lane

KurtHorn

The live grading class is much better...

numobri

I agree with most,take a LIVE class.I payed over $500. some 20 years ago for a LIVE,hands on class.

Best thing I ever did.


Brian

UncleWiggly

Hey Cameron, I just saw where you will be teaching the advanced course this summer. I knew a "Top Dog" had to be involved. They always are. But it was a neat surprise when I saw your name.



Jerry

Hoot

I've completed their correspondence grading courses, their diploma program, and have attended their summer seminar. I think that doing all of the above is valuable. The grading seminars will hone your skill quickly, but will not give you the breadth of knowledge that's vauable for understanding coins, more so than grades. Take the correspondence diploma program as a first step, the advanced grading correspondence course as a second, buy their video on artificial toning, then sign up for the seminars. If you're interested in grading copper, then sign up for the Early American Coppers course and take the main grading courses later.

Hoot