Who Are the Best Graders in the Business?

JSsson

This question came to mind for me when Miles Standish was mentioned in the thread about ANACS. Other than the people who work at the major grading services as professional graders, which other people are considered excellent graders who do not work for a grading company full time? To the dealers who may know, which dealers are considered to have comparable abilities in grading coins to the folks who do it full time? Some imput from the people in the know would be entertaining.

michael

jh at heritage

JSsson

<< <i>jh at heritage >>



jh? Who is that?

michael

jim halperin at heritage

WTCG

Jim Halperin
Ryan Carroll
Lee Abramson
Dan Rattner
David Schweitz
Bill Shamhart
Loren Barnett
Jason Carter
Chris Napolitano
Jeff Garrett
Ken Park

Those are a few dealers who are considered some of the best graders in the business who do not work as a full time grader.

michael

Chris Napolitano
Jeff Garrett
tradedollarnut

granddad

Jim Fairfield

Have a Great Day!
Louis

relayer

Michael-

You got any evidence to back up your statement?

tradedollarnut

You got any evidence to back up your statement?

Yeah, there's evidence that I can grade my way out of a wet paper bag ... but certainly not near the level of those other gentlemen.

First World Series of Grading Results

Second World Series of Grading Results

TwoSides2aCoin

<---- Joe Pflug

P.S. I am too busy to run for president, so please do not write me in !

LucyBop

MadMarty...

UncleWiggly

Dale Williams beats anybody listed so far. Hands down.



Jerry

cladking

<< <i>MadMarty...

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He used to consistently get those AU-58's but I hear tell he's off his game a little.

ER

<< <i>Michael-

You got any evidence to back up your statement? >>

Russ

Mark Feld is pretty damned good.

Russ, NCNE

BigE

I say best all around would be Tradedollarnut because he gives his winnings to the Young Numismatists-------------BigE

curly

I dealt with Dale Williams back in the 70s when he was in Dayton, Ohio. He has a very good eye. He never pushed anything on you either, he didn't have to, his coins spoke for themselves.

GOLDGUY

WTCG posted a solid group. I would also include Jack Hertzberg, Kenny Duncan, John Albanese and Steve Slater.

dbldie55

<< <i>Dale Williams beats anybody listed so far. Hands down.



Jerry >>



Dale will pleased to hear this. I will tell him at lunch today.

MORGANHUNTER2

John Maben aint to shabby.

ER

I do believe I am.

oreville

Tradedollarnut:



<< <i>Yeah, there's evidence that I can grade my way out of a wet paper bag >>



Yea, what about a DRY paper bag?

saintguru

For gold, Doug Winter.

UncleWiggly

<< <i>John Maben aint to shabby. >>



John Maben helped me on a 1893-S Morgan. I'll never forget and also think the world of him too. Same for Mark Feld. I have also had help from several Dealers who post on the board here...Laura, Julian, and Dennis of Jade Rare Coin.

There is one person on the boards who has looked at a fair amount of coins for me that I would highly recommend. And that's Darin Whittaker from NH. Not only does Darin know what's going on, he's just a all around pleasant person to deal with.

Dale Williams still hands down.



Jerry

orie

In the past year there was a super rare gold coin to authenticate and grade. PCGS ask 2 outside people to take a look. Jeff Garrett was number one.

Dennis88

When you only count people from the Netherlands, I would probably be one of the best US graders. Nobody grades like us here in the Netherlands, so that would be a safe guess

AU-55 coins are often advertized as VF!!!

Dennis

mozin

<< <i>Jim Halperin
Ryan Carroll
Lee Abramson
Dan Rattner
David Schweitz
Bill Shamhart
Loren Barnett
Jason Carter
Chris Napolitano
Jeff Garrett
Ken Park

Those are a few dealers who are considered some of the best graders in the business who do not work as a full time grader. >>

Quite an impressive list. Would you mind also listing the names of their coin businesses?

Longacre

I hear that Feld guy is pretty good.

oreville

What is more important than working with the best graders in the business as a collector is finding dealers who completely understand and is attuned to your personal grading standards and can communicate with you as to the pluses and minuses of each coin.

A great grading dealer is one that will reject the majority of coins in their inventory for your purchase due to their knowledge of your keen discrimination on the quality of coins you like.

This is not to pump up certain dealers as the expense of others.

As far as collectors, I was impressed with Martin Logies understanding of the grading of early silver dollars and tradedollarnut grading of large silver coins in general.

Instead of just repeating the names already mentioned by others, I would like to include some additional and add comments on some already mentioened:

mark feld - as a dealer and ex NGC grader, he teaches grading as well as he grades, a rare combination.
micheal - he REALLLY knows his silver proofs of the 19th century. Also solid on business strikes.
seth - he amazes me with his young "eye" on nearly everything.
monsterman - incredible understanding of grading - I am surprised more NFL football players did not follow his footsteps!
akers & winters - The best in gold. Period.
saintguru - already on the path to be the next generation top grader in $20 gold after akers & winters retire
roadrunner- probably the most underrated grader around! I seek his counsel a LOT!

Many others come to mind but I have not seen them grade coins first hand, to say so for sure.

There are many others too but these come to mind in a quick post.

WTCG

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<< <i>Jim Halperin
Ryan Carroll
Lee Abramson
Dan Rattner
David Schweitz
Bill Shamhart
Loren Barnett
Jason Carter
Chris Napolitano
Jeff Garrett
Ken Park

Those are a few dealers who are considered some of the best graders in the business who do not work as a full time grader. >>

Quite an impressive list. Would you mind also listing the names of their coin businesses? >>



Jim Halperin, Ryan Carroll, Lee Abramson - Heritage
Bill Shamhart - Keystone Rare Coins
Jason Carter - Carter Numismatics
Chris Napolitano - Summit Rare Coins
Jeff Garrett - MidAmerica Rare Coins
Loren Barnett - Barnett Rarities
Dan Rattner, David Schweitz and Ken Park work for themselves.

Also worth honorable mention:
Richard Melamed
Michael Storeim
Jack Hertzberg
John Maben
Bob and Dan Avena
Brian Hendelson
Charles Browne
Mary Sauvain

mozin

Thanks WTCG.

airplanenut

let's not forget Relayer


I'll give my plug to Mark Feld and John Maben... I've seen both at work on the battlefield

TorinoCobra71

Dale L. Williams......

TorinoCobra71

tradedollarnut

Yea, what about a DRY paper bag?

Sure - if it's a Seated or Trade dollar.

roadrunner

Let's not forget our own Andrew Lustig too. I had dealings with David Carr (DVRC) and he's pretty darn good
all around....and not as well known as that list since he doesn't do auctions.

Also bashed heads with Eric Streiner and Martin Paul oh soo often at auction in 1988-1990. Those guys are
good too. Eric made some of the best kills ever recorded in that early market. Many of the first gen PCGS and
NGC graders don't get much press today but probably all of them are still worthy to be added to that list.
But no doubt, that list is the cream of the crop.

Thanks for the plug Oreville but unlike TDN, I'm still trying to figure out which way is up in my paper bag.

roadrunner

cape

ex graders , warren mills and charlie brown. dealers mike prince and larry whitlow

leothelyon

Let's see? There's ME and there's MYSELF and let's not forget the little guy, and I.

Leo

JSsson

I noticed that three of the people named are from Heritage, which would then explain their success with grading results. The other people considered great graders are folks who I haven't heard of. Are most of those others dealers who only deal within the dealers or do they come in contact with the public?

How about companies such as Superior or Rare Coin Wholesalers or Bowers and Merena...do they have former graders on their staff?

roadrunner

Since you mention Superior you would probably have to toss in Sylvano Degenova...and how about Kevin Lipton? You have to figure that as the former Presidential Review Officer at PCGS that David Hall is on this list somewhere. Also John Dannreuther and Lee Bellisario are also worthy.

roadrunner

Touchdown

hmmmm, how about the ones who work for the TPG's