Coin grading
tonedcoinlover
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How ,any of you learned coin grading from either the Brown & Dunn or Photo-grade book?
Have we advanced or gone backwards?
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tonedcoinlover
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Neither. I learned my way --- looking at coins that were graded online.
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God comes first in everything I do. I’m dedicated to serving Him with my whole life. Coin collecting is just a hobby—but even in that, I seek to honor Him. ✝️
learned from coin books people gave me
1997-Present
2003-Present
Define "advanced".
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I guess my question back at you is "Grade what?" If you mean "everything", then that never happened. If you want to learn how to grade everything yourself then buckle up; you have about 20 years of learning to do if you want people to respect your opinons. If you just want to learn about a specific coin series then you need to get the best book on those coins and get your hands on as many coins as you can while supplementing with internet pics. I think you can grasp the fundamentals of a specific series in 3 or 4 months.
I started out with The Ana Grading Guide and Photograde. I would still recommend Brown & Dunn because of the crisp drawings they have. Today has to be better than yesteryear for the simple fact you have access to a great deal more reference materials and coins. James
Also, I am by no means an advanced or "everything" grader. Sure, I can throw some stuff out there, but I suck at grading Indian Head half eagles and quarter eagles.
God comes first in everything I do. I’m dedicated to serving Him with my whole life. Coin collecting is just a hobby—but even in that, I seek to honor Him. ✝️
What I was trying to get at was did you use Photograde and or Brown and Dunn for learning to grade whatever particular series you were collecting at that time. Do you find that method(s) to be more more less strict that what you are currently seeing for your particular series today. Please share any examples or comments.
You can get a pretty solid basis from perusing auction archives, but single fastest and likely most efficient way to learn to grade is to go to a major auction, sit down in HA or SB lot viewing room, and try to grade every single coin in the auction with your hand covering the grade.
Online resources are great. But there’s no substitute for in hand grading and you not only need to know how PCGS grades, but NGC , CACG, and how they all graded over time in addition. This is the fast track if you’re looking for one, write them down in a notebook, compare with online photos later on. With adequate eyesight and learning capabilities one could do this several times a year for about 2 years and you will likely be in the top 10% of grading skills overall.
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