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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jody526, post: 33406, member: 578&quot;]Hi, Digger.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would say that the Red Book only offers a brief description of grading.</p><p>For a more detailed description on how to grade US coins, I would suggest reading the A.N.A.&#039;s &quot;Grading Standards&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>When grading coins, such as Washington quarters, you must keep in mind that some issues are typically weakly struck, whereas others are commonly fully detailed.</p><p>Therefor, it isn&#039;t uncommon for two coins, in the same condition, to have very different amounts of detail. </p><p><br /></p><p>In reference to the auction, I would tend to agree that the doubling is probably mechanical. There are known 1942-S DDO varieties, but their descriptions don&#039;t seem to match the coin in question. Besides, I would want a good, clear close-up picture before I would say for sure.</p><p>And $5.50 to send a single, common-date coin First Class? Forget it!</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition, I believe the cleaning is distracting, but that is just my opinion, and it may not matter to someone else.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just to be clear, the varieties, listed in the Red Book, are but a tiny fraction of what&#039;s out there.</p><p>They receive all the attention, though, because the Red Book is such a popular publication.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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