The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, Edition #2

The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, Edition #2
by Professional Coin Gradi

The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, Edition #2
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Author: Professional Coin Gradi
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03-09
ISBN: 0375720502
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: House of Collectibles
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Summary: 5 Stars

This book should be used in conjunction with the Blue and Red book on Buying and selling coins, also with the art of collecting!

Summary of The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, Edition #2

THE GUIDE THAT EXPLAINS, ILUSTRATES, AND SETS THE STANDARD FOR GRADING UNITED STATES COINS

The world's largest and most prestigious coin grading organization has created an amazing, one-of-a-kind guide that reveals its grading and authentication secrets. From the introduction:

"By furnishing a simple yet detailed guide to grading coins, PCGS has made it easy to understand the number that appears on a grading holder. Reading this book will make you an expert."
- Jay W. Johnson, Former Director, United States Mint


This book illustrates and explains with precise descriptions and digital images how you can determine the exact condition of a coin. Here is a coin grading volume so complete that-like its author, PCGS-it indeed sets the standard for grading coins. Inside this illustrated guide you will find:

. The standards for grading all United States coins, including precise definitions of Mint State and circulated grades

. An all-new section on how to grade America's 50-State quarters

. The fundamentals of counterfeit detection

. The secrets of handling and storing your collection

. State-of-the-art techniques used to recognize 'doctored' coins

. Over 600 detailed illustrations

This detailed guide is the only book on the market that encompases so many facets of coin grading and counterfeit detection.

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