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Message:: [QUOTE="900fine, post: 1356940, member: 6036"]If it's a major variety they'll ID it, for minor varieties they won't. For instance, consider chain cents. The S-1 variety is a major variety and instantly spotted, even on seriously worn coins - it's the AMERI reverse, and they'll say AMERI on the certificate. The same is true of the S-4 variety (periods after date and LIBERTY). However, they will not ID the minor differences between a S-2 and S-3 chain cent. So what is the dividing line bewteen major and minor ? Roughly speaking, it's The Red Book. Generally, if it's a Red Book variety, they'll ID it for free. More precisely, it comes down to their coin numbering system. If it's a unique coin in their book, they ID it. Their book tends to follow the Red Book. They publish their coin numbering system on their website.[/QUOTE]