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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 113647, member: 669&quot;]Just what do you mean by &quot;official&quot;<img src="http://bestsmileys.com/bunny/25.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Since there is no government or agency with the power to enforce its standards setting the rules, there are as many &quot;official&quot; guidelines as there are &quot;officials&quot;.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Speedy has posted the ANA standards, which are pretty clear and logical. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> <li>The SGS standards are &quot;If it is identifiable, it&#039;s MS70&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> <li> PCGS and NGC each have standards known to their graders and no one else.&nbsp; (They obviously differ in some respects, or coins graded by one would always cross over at the same grade. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</li> <li>Other grading companies (real independents like ICGS and wannabees like BACAC - the Beijing Antique Coin Appraisal Center) have their own standards, which vary considerably. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> <li>Most importantly, I have my own standards, which are absolutely controlling For purposes of <u>my</u> collection. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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