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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tamaracian, post: 8298329, member: 23122&quot;][USER=94733]@Mountain Man[/USER] the original ANACS (not the current ANACS ownership) originated commercial grading of coins; the <i>combo</i> Photograde Certificate plus the Coin that was originally stapled to the Certificate was a unique way to grade coins at that time.&nbsp; These original intact combos are relatively scarce, and, one with a Commemorative coin is quite scarce.&nbsp; If you examine the Certificate you will see that the grader(s) evaluated both the Obverse and Reverse for LUSTER; SURFACE; EYE APPEAL; STRIKE and not only gave a numerical grade per the &quot;official ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins&quot; for each of those attributes, but also gave a verbal description of how that composite grade (subjectively, in the grader(s) opinion) compares with others of the same date and mint mark, such as:LUSTER--Original; SURFACE--Below Average; EYE APPEAL--Average; STRIKE--Sharply Struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my experience reading commentary about these ANACS <i>combos</i> in books, periodicals, and forums, the general consensus was that the ANACS grading was quite conservative compared to present-day market grading.&nbsp; Back in 1985 there were fewer collectors, and therefore fewer coins being submitted to ANACS, so the graders could take more time to evaluate the coin and provide the info that appears on the Certificate, plus photographing both sides!&nbsp; Too bad nowadays that the TPGs only spend about 8 seconds per side on average evaluating submitted coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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