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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chip, post: 1977331, member: 19122&quot;]I like to grade from the reverse, using the horn hair and tail to assess wear,</p><p><br /></p><p>from the ana guide,&quot; f12, horn and tail are smooth, but 3/4 visible&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>vf20, &quot;the tip o the horn is visble,&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>note that to be a vf20 the coin must also pass the lower grade requirements, so even if the tip of the horn is visible, but not 3/4 of the full horn, then the coin is not even a f12, </p><p><br /></p><p>vf30 &quot;horn is worn but full, &quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>xf40 &quot;horn is full yet worn, but all details are visible,&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>my method is to have a mint state example to know what are all the details that should be visible</p><p><br /></p><p>xf45&quot;horn is sharp and nearlly complete.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>If I had a nickel for every dealer who wanted to pretend that a smooth horn barely 3/4 visible was an xf, I would have a buffalo nickel collection in f12 instead of xf40[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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