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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 20765, member: 112&quot;]The ANA is the American Numismatic Association - it is not a grading company. <a href="http://www.money.org/index.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.money.org/index.shtml" rel="nofollow">ANA</a> </p><p>When someone says that a coin has been graded according the ANA standards what they mean is that they supposedly followed the grading standards in the book - <i>Official ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins</i>. But just because someone says they graded the coin this way - does not mean they did. But the book - study it. Then you&#039;ll be able to have an idea of if they are telling the truth.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ACC is a grading company - but don&#039;t buy coins graded by them until you know how to judge if the coins are correctly graded for yourself. No - they are not a reputable grading company like NGC, PCGS, ANACS or ICG.</p><p><br /></p><p>And just so you know - I am not trying to avoid answering your questions directly. I am honestly trying to give you the very best advice I, or anyone else, can possibly give you. Knowledge is the key. And while you will need to ask some questions and I will be all to happy to answer them - you also need to learn some things on your own. It is the best way. There is no teacher as good as experience. Hope you understand that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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