How To Grade Wheat Pennies - Do You Know How?

Thank you Daniel. You have put together a very in depth study of grading Lincoln Cents and have provided so much information !!

Outstanding explanation & examples. Thanks Daniel !! Self grading coins takes lots of practice & patience for sure, but absolutely necessary prior to sending into a third party grading company.

Very important video for someone like myself that is trying to get as much knowledge as possible about the various parameters that affect coin valuation. I started saving every coin I found in my pocket change dated 1970 and earlier about 12 years ago. As a result I have amassed quite a tidy sum of all different dates and denominations. I have found some that are in remarkable condition and can not believe they were in circulation for their entire existence. I am most concerned about the cleaning aspect as I have been careful not to use any chemicals polishes or pads etc. I have on some of them used a soft cloth and a little warm water and a tiny bit of dish soap to remove surface oils and dirt then a gentle rinse with a cloth and water then pad dry. A few of these the original patina came out with a beautiful finish and tones but I’m concerned that I may have crossed the line with what is acceptable. Any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏 Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge and insight. 👍

Grading 1909 To 1958 Pennies - I Understand The Struggle. It's not easy grading pennies or cents, they're small and most are darker in patina, referred to as "brown". Copper is a highly reactive metal as well as the alloy bronze, which is mostly copper, so pennies can quickly corrode, have environmental damage, artificial toning and be cleaned and retoned or just plain ugly. Then you have to worry about counterfeit key dates and common dates, I have two videos on this YOU need to watch. Link as follows: Grading MS67 and MS68 Cents https://youtu.be/FzzOhEILITM Common Date Counterfeit Cents https://youtu.be/qPBgQIUVA8s Buy Coins From Us: portsmouthcoinshop.com/ Help Community Coin Value App: coinauctionshelp.com/coincollectingapps/ Mint Error App: errorcoins.coinauctionshelp.com/wordpress/

As a hobby numismatist I only grade my coins to the letter. I do not grade to the number. BUT, I also do not have any higher value coins (my best is a 1945 micro S dime in AU). That is what the grading companies job is, to grade it to the number. Great information Daneil. Thanks.

Another great video, Daniel. Very interesting and informative about how coins received their grades and how each grade has a subtle difference between grades. Thanks for showing us the difference.

Really nice video Daniel. I have so much to learn and appreciate your content. 😊

Learning from each video..especially cent grading

Thanks for sharing Daniel. I appreciate the time you take to put together these educational videos. Hope you have a great weekend. 😎👍

Absolutely beautiful video Daniel! I truly appreciate the effort you made to produce different grades and conditions to ascertain what grade your wheat cent is. I bought a 1909S VDB in VF 20 in a green holder. I had an ANA book on grading and one of the characteristics of a VF 20 is the evidence of cheek separation on the cheekbone. I mean it didn't look like there was full separation, there was barely enough to make the technical grade. I learned a lot from that book and wanted to ask you sir how much weight you place on that book. ANA grading standards.

Outstanding explanation Dan

Your content is so invaluable!!! Thank you!!😁

Great video it helps us polish up our grading skills

Thank you Danial , good visual aid . Still learning I appreciate your time and effort .

Great information and presented so we can understand. Putting the info to use now. Thank you.

Another superb tutorial!

Great instruction on grading.

For myself photo grading normally gets you ballpark close in grading, minus any cleaning or improper handling. Just my 2 cents

Great video. I can try grading my penny collection. Thank you

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing, Daniel ! 👍