ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins: American Numismatic Association

by Q. David Bowers

Book Overview

Learn how to grade your U.S. coins quickly and accurately. Beginners, advanced collectors, and dealers will all find the text understandable and invaluable for grading coins. Every standard grade is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0794819931
• ISBN13: 9780794819934
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Whitman Publishing
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Coin Grading reference

There is a reason why this publication has been around for many years --- it os the standard for coin grading. This latest edition does not diminish from the previous editions in high standrd. This is the best!

GREAT!

Wonderful publication for the novice coin collector that is interested in how coins are graded. An item that should be in every collector's library.

Excellent Grading Guide

Easy to understand and use. Photos extremely helpful. Essential tool for novice and experienced collector alike.

ANA Grading Standards

EXCELLENT book for those trying to learn to grade there coins. I HIGHLY reccomend this item. Details every grade, and what characteristics it take for the coin to make the grade.

The Bible for coin collectors

This book, simply put, is an absolute neccessity for all coin collectors. With Kenneth Bresset editing the book and Q. David Bowers narrating it, the book has to be awesome. It has, among many other things, The basic ANA Grading techniques, Key to official ANA Grading Standards: Circulation Strike Coins; Key to official ANA Grading Standards: Proof Coins, Advanced Grading Techniques, A closer focus on certain aspects of grading and the official ANA grading standards for each coin type. From AG-3 to MS-70. It also has notes that warn you about different things to look for in certain types of coins. Buy this book, you definately will not be disappointed.