ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins: American Numismati Association (Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins) [Paperback]

Kenneth Bressett (Editor), Q. David Bowers (Narrator)

Book Description

Series: Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins | Publication Date: August 2005

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Product Details

• Paperback: 351 pages
• Publisher: Whitman Publishing; 6th edition (August 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 079481994X
• ISBN-13: 978-0794819941
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Available On Coin Grading But Could Be Better, October 13, 2006

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Andy Rosenblum (Wilton, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins: American Numismati Association (Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins) (Paperback)

This is an excellent resource book for grading coins, however I feel that it would be far more useful if all of the photographs used in the description of coins, were in high definition glossy color. I realize that doing so would likely double or triple the price of the book, but it would be highly useful if the photographs of coins were of the same quality as is the description of them. I gave this book 5 stars because I believe that it is the best one available on the market, however, if another publisher comes out with an all color, high definition photograph coin grading book, this one would likely take a back seat to that one.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but the best, May 29, 2007

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the Critic "bookluver" (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins: American Numismati Association (Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins) (Paperback)

If you want the true grade and able to judge the true value of a coin, you need to be able to grade according to ANA standards yourself. There is no better book than this, with clear explanations and pictures. I buy and sell a lot of coins, and I use this book many times a week and recommend it to all.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great., March 20, 2006

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Ken Frechman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins: American Numismati Association (Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins) (Paperback)

Terrific book and an improvement over previous editions. Still, I think it is a SERIOUS oversight that 4 very commonly used grades, VF25, VF35, AU53 and AU58 are not covered.