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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2189996, member: 112&quot;]Oh I&#039;m well aware it says that John. But ya see here&#039;s the thing, the 3rd edition of the ANA grading standards was written in 1986 and published in 1987. And if you compare the actual grading criteria for all grades for each and every coin in the 3rd edition to the actual grading criteria for each and every coin for all grades in the 6th edition that was published in 2005, you will find 2, and only 2, individual grading criteria in 2 specific grades and only those specific grades, that were changed. And those 2 changes are for Buffalo nickels in F12 and Lincoln cents in F12. </p><p><br /></p><p>Those changes are :</p><p>Lincoln cents obv</p><p>1987 - Liberty shows clearly with no letters missing.</p><p>2005 - Liberty shows with no letters missing.</p><p>Buffalo nickels rev</p><p>1987 - Horn and tail are smooth but 3/4 visible.</p><p>2005 - Horn and tail are smooth but partially visible. Rim is complete but flat in spots.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those minor changes, for just those 2 grades for just those 2 coins, are the only changes. Every other grade criteria listed, for every other coin in the entire book is exactly the same, word for word, in the 2005 6th edition as it was in the 1987 3rd edition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you want to call that changing their grading standards, then OK, they&#039;ve changed them. But I sure wouldn&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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