Successful completion of the seminar fulfills one requirement in the ANA School of Numismatics Diploma Program. Contact the ANA Education Department for more details. Take advantage of the savings by attending both the Atlanta grading and counterfeit detection seminars. In three days of intensive study, this course will teach you how to buy, sell and collect with more confidence. Gain greater satisfaction from the hobby when you know what to look for in every coin.
Determine light wear from friction.
Discover how to locate and analyze a coin's focal and wear points. Learn how to apply both technical and market grading standards. Compare market grading to technical grading, with special emphasis on Mint State grades. Discussions on coin grading history, grading changes and more. Study the different types of counterfeits and their surface characteristics along with genuine Mint specimens.