Easiest/Hardest For You To Grade??

Okay, so which series do you feel comfortable grading,
and which series do you struggle with??
I feel comfortable grading Morgans, and really struggle
with Buffalos.
Your turn.
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Russ, NCNE
Hardest: Mercury dimes in the MS range
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I have some issues with Peace dollars as well because of weak strikes...
I'm best with Morgans, Barber coinage, and Seated coinage...
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<< <i>Okay, so which series do you feel comfortable grading,
and which series do you struggle with??
I feel comfortable grading Morgans, and really struggle
with Buffalos.
Your turn.
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My experience is the same as yours, but I have worked with more Morgans for a longer time period than any other...and I think they are a beautiful coin.
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Hardest -- Just about everthing else. But I like to pretend
Ron
I just read what's on the TPG label
OK, OK, so it wasn't that funny...
Truly I am still learning but have found that I can pretty closely get the Morgans in MS; Washington's in MS; and do OK on 64 and higher Buffalo Nickels.
Can't grade worth crap on IH Gold; and any Classic Commem especially if they have toning.
Easiest---Coins in PCGS slabs
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Mint State Morgans I know decently well.....
Hardest: Buffalo Nickels and probably Peace Dollars.....
Buffalo nickels and trimes the most difficult.
Hardest is early copper, honorable mention going to incuse indian gold.
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Gold is all impossible... and washington quarters can be tough as heck.
Ikes. You'd have to grade almost entirely by the reverse.
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<< <i>Hardest for me are Mercs and Buffs. I have a terrible time distinguishing between wear and weak strikes on those two series.
Russ, NCNE >>
I agree. Those two give me fits.
Easiest are Morgans.
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Trimes are impossible for me to grade accurately, as are incuse Indian gold and Buffalo nickels.
Early copper & Indian $2.50's & $5's I'm not very confident with at all.
There's some more esoteric stuff like bust gold and flowing hair silver that I haven't a clue with.
Circ classic commems I find pretty tough also, but then again who cares?
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Hardest are Buffalo Nickels & MS SLQ's, easiest are Barbers.
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Cannot EVEN do buffs.
Apropos of the coin posse/aka caca: "The longer he spoke of his honor, the tighter I held to my purse."
Easiest....Seated
Hardest...Walkers ( I just don't understand the coins I see and the holders they're in???) They all look overgraded to me.
Saints usually look overgraded to me too.
Hardest-Walkers
Also hard Peace dollars and circulated moderns- Most circulated moderns can be found in pocket change-There is no need to differentiate between a G and a XF on modern circulated coins that you can get at face value.
Least comfortable: Buffalos.
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<< <i>Circulated Lincoln wheat cents are an issue for me...(especially is they are really brown!) >>
I struggle with the line between VF and EF. When I feel a tinge of doubt about grading one EF, I just call it a VF. Here's my 1909S VDB. Most folks that have seen it call it an EF. I think it's right on the line and therefore a VF35.
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
<< <i>You know what I think would be really tough if you frequently saw them considerably circulated?
Ikes. You'd have to grade almost entirely by the reverse. >>
Same deal with Franklins. Those bald guys are tough.
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
For me, the easiest to grade are Morgan dollars.
The hardest...$2.5 and $5 Indians.
hrh
I guess I should add that I feel pretty
good about net-grading early large
cents. I've just been doing it so long.
I don't do it with other people's cents
though, because no one wants to be
told that their 45 detail coin nets out
at 10 because of surface problems.
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Hardest are Indian quarter eagles and half eagles.
Hardest--$2.50 &$5.00 Gold Indians
My opinion: It really is EF (not choice, however) but more importantly, it's genuine.
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