Grading coins Book

[Gollum 2]

Ok, so I managed to buy a copy of that very good book grading coins, I opened the thing up and started reading and did not stop till I got about half way through it, at this point I decided to go for a shower, BIG mistake. It is amazing and worrying how when you look at yourself in a mirror you then look at yourself in the light of such a book, I graded myself as a "poor" , Hair is merging with the head and has serious signs of wear, signs of wear on the cheeks, and the list goes on. My only saving grace was that the book didn't seem to go below the neckline on obverses and I couldn't see my reverse ( eew what a thought )and so I did not grade that far down.

On a serious note, its a good book, and I wonder how I got the few "discs" I did in the fair grading. I must of had coke bottles on that day.

[Peckris 579]

Ok, so I managed to buy a copy of that very good book grading coins, I opened the thing up and started reading and did not stop till I got about half way through it, at this point I decided to go for a shower, BIG mistake. It is amazing and worrying how when you look at yourself in a mirror you then look at yourself in the light of such a book, I graded myself as a "poor" , Hair is merging with the head and has serious signs of wear, signs of wear on the cheeks, and the list goes on. My only saving grace was that the book didn't seem to go below the neckline on obverses and I couldn't see my reverse ( eew what a thought )and so I did not grade that far down.

On a serious note, its a good book, and I wonder how I got the few "discs" I did in the fair grading. I must of had coke bottles on that day.

If you mean Derek (Red Riley)'s project (above) - yes, it's the kind of book you wonder that no-one had thought of producing decades earlier. For beginners and those new to certain "types", it's absolutely indispensable, and an irreplaceable reference point for all of us.

(Ah, for the days when I was still a GVF )

[Red Riley 2]

Ok, so I managed to buy a copy of that very good book grading coins, I opened the thing up and started reading and did not stop till I got about half way through it, at this point I decided to go for a shower, BIG mistake. It is amazing and worrying how when you look at yourself in a mirror you then look at yourself in the light of such a book, I graded myself as a "poor" , Hair is merging with the head and has serious signs of wear, signs of wear on the cheeks, and the list goes on. My only saving grace was that the book didn't seem to go below the neckline on obverses and I couldn't see my reverse ( eew what a thought )and so I did not grade that far down.

On a serious note, its a good book, and I wonder how I got the few "discs" I did in the fair grading. I must of had coke bottles on that day.

Don't worry, the author grades himself as 'clear date'...

[Colin G. 147]

I would classify myself as "mishandled with a few edge knocks on an uneven flan"

[azda 979]

UNC here

[Red Riley 2]

UNC here

A classic case of e-bay grading I fear...

Edited January 13, 2012 by Red Riley

[Peter 615]

I'm brutially used and not quite BU****.

But I love a dipping and the polishing works wonders

[Peckris 579]

UNC here

A classic case of e-bay grading I fear...