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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 310429, member: 112"]I have always figured that when it comes to grading standards that it is better to go with what is actually written down instead of what I think or what I have heard from others. And if you examine all of the grading books you will find that there are basically 2 ways to determine whether or not a coin is worthy of the Red designation. In the PCGS standards they say specifically that a coin may be considered as Red Brown with as little as 5% Red and as much as 90% Red. That leaves it as somewhat ambiguous as to what constitutes Red. But we know that it has to be higher than 90%. But if you ask the folks at PCGS, they will tell you that you need 95% for a Red designation. In the other grading books there are no percentages listed, all they say is that for a coin to be considered as Red that it must possess full original red mint color. They describe Red/Brown as a mixture of red and brown. And that's about it. So there you have it. Yes the designation is ambiguous, PCGS states in writing that it must be higher than 90% - the ANA and others say it must be full original red mint clolor, which seems to imply 100% but does not state it specifically. So I rather think that's where the 95% number comes from - they meet in the middle.[/QUOTE]