Grading coins with the same design

[Dcoin]

This post actually stems from a question from my son.

 

We were looking at Barber 50C, 25C and 10C pieces. He happens to get a kick out of seeing the same design expressed in different sizes.

 

His question is… if you learn to effectively grade a Barber half, does that automatically mean you can grade the 25C and the 10C as well?

 

To extend the question does this apply to the Seated series and others?

 

[James_OldeTowne]

This post actually stems from a question from my son.

 

We were looking at Barber 50C, 25C and 10C pieces. He happens to get a kick out of seeing the same design expressed in different sizes.

 

His question is… if you learn to effectively grade a Barber half, does that automatically mean you can grade the 25C and the 10C as well?

 

To extend the question does this apply to the Seated series and others?

It works for circulated Barber coins, because practically all you have to do is count how many letters there are visible in LIBERTY. However, it doesn't work nearly as well for Seated coins, especially 20-cent and dollars.

[BillJones]

This post actually stems from a question from my son.

 

We were looking at Barber 50C, 25C and 10C pieces. He happens to get a kick out of seeing the same design expressed in different sizes.

 

His question is… if you learn to effectively grade a Barber half, does that automatically mean you can grade the 25C and the 10C as well?

 

To extend the question does this apply to the Seated series and others?

 

To expand on this, if you are learning simple standards, his point might apply, BUT some dates in the Barber series are better struck than others. Some dates from the New Orleans mint are almost never as nice as their Philadelphia counterparts. Therefore for some coins, you have know how the pieces is often seen before you can properly grade it.

[Conder101]

And of course learning how to grade the reverse of a Barber Half doesn't teach you anything about how to grade the reverse of the Barber dime.

[PCcoins]

And of course learning how to grade the reverse of a Barber Half doesn't teach you anything about how to grade the reverse of the Barber dime.

 

ditto! Usually the reverse with barber coinage is a whole lot better than it's obverse counterpart.