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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 363040, member: 11521&quot;]Yeoman is inconsistent in his use of these terms. In my Fourth Edition (1955) Blue Book he uses the term &quot;Extra (or Extremely) Fine&quot;, which seems to indicate a preference for &quot;Extra Fine&quot;. In my 1959 Red Book he uses the term &quot;Ex. Fine or Extremely Fine&quot; with no mention of the word &quot;Extra&quot;. (The First Edition Red Book does not mention grading standards and only includes prices for coins in Good, Fine, Unc. and Proof.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 1977 <i>Official ANA Grading Standards for US Coins</i> uses the term &quot;Extremely Fine&quot; and the abbreviation EF. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In his article <i>What to Collect</i> in the March 1948 issue of <i>The Numismatist</i> Stuart Mosher (Editor of <i>The Numismatist</i> at the time) uses the term EXTREMELY FINE (EX. F.).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ll see if I can find my old Photograde and Brown &amp; Dunn and see what terms they use.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>EDIT</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My 1972 Photograde uses the term &quot;EXTREMELY FINE (EF or sometimes XF)&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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