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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2190503, member: 1765&quot;]Thought I had a 7th edition sitting around here somewhere, but all I have handy is a 1st edition (1977 -- line drawings!) and a 5th edition (1996).&nbsp; The big differences over those 20 years are in the uncirculated grades.&nbsp; The 1977 book only defines 60, 65, and 70.</p><p><br /></p><p>One table of note in the 5th edition is on p. 34, immediately before the first grading section for half cents.&nbsp; It lists grade limiting defects (strike, spots, washed-out luster, etc) and the maximum grades for each of those.&nbsp; The text I quoted above indicates that these have changed over time.&nbsp; Striking defects are said to limit a grade to 64 in the 5th edition, while the 6th edition concedes not only that such a coin can be graded 65, but that it would be unwise to indicate otherwise in their book.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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