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Message:: [QUOTE="kanga, post: 456131, member: 9270"]If it weren't for Coin Values I wouldn't have a subscription to Coin World.I use CV in conjunction with the greysheet to determine how much I'm willing to pay for a coin. There are a few columns that I find interesting.I like the legal column (not in every issue.)I like the conservation column (not in every issue.)I like "Letters to the editor". (I just had one published!)I like the editorials/opinions. Occasionally there are articles that I find interesting, particularly if they have to do with grading or varieties. What I don't like are advertisements that list coins graded with descriptive terms like "BU", "Gem", etc.I would never buy from such people.The collecting community in general is cautious about slabs from the respected TPGs, hence the guidance "Buy the coin, not the slab."At least we have published guidelines for coins graded using the Sheldon numbering system (ANA Grading Standards, Photograde). To the best of my knowledge, particularly in the uncirculated range, the terminology is not nearly as well defined.If I understand correctly, a BU coin could be equal to anything from MS-60 to MS-62, or something like that. (No published guide that I know of.)But you can pretty much be assured that the price will be toward the top end of that range. Yes, I know CW can't really afford to irritate those advertisers, but I'd like a more definitive statement about coins graded that way. Obviously that's my major "bone of contention" with CW. And many of the articles are of little interest to me, but that's a personal preference. Well, you asked.[/QUOTE]

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