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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2301737, member: 112&quot;]Well let&#039;s see, Penny Whimsy was published in 1948, and Brown &amp; Dunn was in 1959 - if memory serves correctly. Other than that, prior to the ANA books there were no other written and published grading standards. </p><p><br /></p><p>Rather obviously penny wouldn&#039;t qualify since it only deals with large cents. As for Brown &amp; Dunn, well let&#039;s just say that it left more than a lot to be desired as a set of grading standards. Were there people who used it ? Yes of course, that&#039;s all there was. But its shortcomings, which were legion, were also the reason that the ANA grading standards were developed and written in the first place.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can disagree all you want Mike, but the ANA books are recognized and accepted by the entire numismatic community as a whole for the being the first set of actual grading standards.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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