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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 479942, member: 112&quot;]Rusty I assume when you say ANACS that you mean the ANA standards. </p><p><br /></p><p>While there are quite a few books on the subject of grading, there are really only 2 books with actual grading standards - the ANA book and the PCGS book. NGC does not have a written set of standards, not a published one at least. And nobody else (TPG) has one either that I have been able to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I have always recommended and always will is that you read, study and become familar with all the books on grading that you can find. Personally, I will always follow the standards of the ANA book to assign my own grades. </p><p><br /></p><p>But in today&#039;s world it is necessary to know how the various TPG&#039;s grade as well. I mean face it, the ANA does not slab any coins. And if you are going to buy coins you need to know how the TPG&#039;s arrive at their assigned grades. To do this you can study the PCGS book, but a word of warning. PCGS often does not even follow their own written standards. So how do you overcome this ? Only way there is is to study the graded coins themselves. </p><p><br /></p><p>And since you have to look at literally thousands of coins, for each denomination, to be able to have even a basic understanding of how a given TPG grades that particular coin - it can be an extremely daunting task. But there really is no other way. Especially when you consider how many TPG&#039;s there are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, very few actually have an understanding of grading for the various TPG&#039;s. But there are plenty that think they do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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