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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 7865397, member: 22331&quot;]Those letter prefixes are from a time many decades ago when there weren&#039;t any distorted pictures of unrepresented coins, and most buyers/sellers knew what the grade meant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually 44 years ago an illustrated book was published to show/describe what experienced collectors would expect to receive when they purchased a coin long distant from an ad in some publication.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s believed Dealers/TPG have generally tried to diminish those standards since the advent of that publication.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A large portion of my voluminous collection was/is bought with those standards in mind, but generally when placing an ad stating EF-AU condition, buyers often expect BU coins at junk pricing. </p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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