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To the OP, PCGS has produced a series of short videos that provide an introduction to grading: https://www.pcgs.com/education. The ANA also has grading courses that are well worth your time and money… (View Post)

Any coin produced in comparatively primitive circumstances (as all colonials/territorials/private gold were) will be relatively difficult to grade commercially. So don't buy coins that don't meet you… (View Post)

"Auctions tend to be efficient determiners of value. " No! An auction represents a time point. If one or two determined bidders fail to show up, the result can be very different. There are … (View Post)

I started collecting coins about 56 years ago. What I see now is an emphasis on sky-high grades, which has certainly helped some dealers prosper. The marketing of common MS and proof coins in slabs w… (View Post)

No. Buy distilled water. It's available in any decent supermarket. (View Post)