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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sixsix, post: 682579, member: 20180&quot;]<font face="Arial"><font size="2">Hi,</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">As I am going thru my older US coins to learn and determine grades - it dawned on me that I have been looking at 20 and 30 year old coin books, guides, catalogs and dictionaries. While I realize any values associated with the various grades will be different / upgraded, but…</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">How do the &quot;Redbook&quot; - 34th ed / 1981 coin attribute grading cues compare to the latest - 2009?</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">An example or two from that now almost 30 yr. old book might help:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><b>Pg. 94 - Buffalo / Indian Nickel:</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">VG-8 Very Good - Half horn shows</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">F-12 Fine - Three-quarter of horn shows. OBV rim intact.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><b>Pg. 141 - Liberty Walking Half Dollar:</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">F-12 Fine - All skirt lines evident, but worn in spots. Details in sandal below motto are clear.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">VF-20 Very Fine - Skirt lines sharp including leg area. Little wear on breast and rt. arm.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">Are there newer Guide Books ( or even older ones ) available for perusal online?</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">Did these descriptions stay the same?</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">Thanks in advance,</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">Mike</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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