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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3203125, member: 112"]It's a good place to start, but not for understanding how PCGS grades coins ! I say that because PCGS has never, ever, used or followed ANA grading standards and that's what is on that page.</p><p><br /></p><p>This may help - </p><p><br /></p><p>First Edition - </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0676600409/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538422993&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=PCGS+grading+standards+and+counterfeit+detection" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0676600409/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538422993&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=PCGS+grading+standards+and+counterfeit+detection" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0676600409/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538422993&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=PCGS+grading+standards+and+counterfeit+detection</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Second Edition - </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538423030&sr=8-1&keywords=coin+grading+and+counterfeit+detection" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538423030&sr=8-1&keywords=coin+grading+and+counterfeit+detection" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538423030&sr=8-1&keywords=coin+grading+and+counterfeit+detection</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And I say "help" because PCGS doesn't follow those standards either - even though it's their own books ! But they did for a while, but last time they did was in 2003. Since then, nobody knows what standards they follow.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3203125, member: 112"]It's a good place to start, but not for understanding how PCGS grades coins ! I say that because PCGS has never, ever, used or followed ANA grading standards and that's what is on that page. This may help - First Edition - [url]https://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0676600409/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538422993&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=PCGS+grading+standards+and+counterfeit+detection[/url] Second Edition - [url]https://www.amazon.com/Official-Guide-Grading-Counterfeit-Detection/dp/0375720502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538423030&sr=8-1&keywords=coin+grading+and+counterfeit+detection[/url] And I say "help" because PCGS doesn't follow those standards either - even though it's their own books ! But they did for a while, but last time they did was in 2003. Since then, nobody knows what standards they follow.[/QUOTE]
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