Official ANA Grading Standards

emu666 · October 04, 2013, 01:46:20 PM

I was looking at Robster's Friday picture of his Mexican coin and his Standing Liberty Quarter and was reminded of this useful publication:

351 pages of details and pictures that are extremely useful when you have US coins.

For example, here's one of the pages dealing with the Morgan dollars;

Notice how the book deals with ALL US designs, obverse and reverse.

That is what a grading standard is about. I'm afraid that a four page leaflet, even if put out by ANDA, just doesn't do the job.

Finally Robster, this page is for you:

Robster · October 04, 2013, 04:21:02 PM

Thankyou, nice grading chart, will make use.!!:exclamation:

Fulvio · October 04, 2013, 07:04:02 PM

Seems to me if we're going to accept slabbed coins to this standard, we should adopt the whole thing. Maybe we need an aussie book like this?

emu666 · October 04, 2013, 07:19:09 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='29879' dateline='1380879242'Seems to me if we're going to accept slabbed coins to this standard, we should adopt the whole thing. Maybe we need an aussie book like this?

It would be a large amount of work but I agree that we do need something like this.

MobOfRoos · October 05, 2013, 11:40:08 AM

Quote from: 'emu666' pid='29842' dateline='1380860180'That is what a grading standard is about. I'm afraid that a four page leaflet, even if put out by ANDA, just doesn't do the job.

That is a very impressive book, and I agree that it does make the ANDA four page leaflet look pretty inadequate.

Triggersmob · October 05, 2013, 10:44:48 PM

Could we set up a grading chart like that for Aussie coins, in the gallery?

bellyflorin · October 06, 2013, 08:03:31 AM

How good is that , the new US coinies bible , hey emu any info regarding cleaned coins , fake toning ect

emu666 · October 06, 2013, 08:26:33 AM

Quote from: 'bellyflorin' pid='29931' dateline='1381008811'How good is that , the new US coinies bible , hey emu any info regarding cleaned coins , fake toning ect

No, but we have experts in cleaning coins, fake toning, artificial colours, hiding verdigris spots with texta etc right here in Melbourne.

bellyflorin · October 06, 2013, 08:47:51 AM

yes here is a picture of one of them http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-13/miserable-looking-australian-fish-voted-world27s-ugliest-animal/4955094 :angel:

Robster · October 06, 2013, 09:07:20 AM

:shok: lol.

Fr45h3R · October 06, 2013, 12:27:03 PM

Quote from: 'bellyflorin' pid='29938' dateline='1381011471'yes here is a picture of one of them http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-13/miserable-looking-australian-fish-voted-world27s-ugliest-animal/4955094 :angel:

What did that fish ever do to you?