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Grading terminology...ANA standards

Newcomp103Newcomp103 Posts: 2,223 ✭
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Does it bother you, or make you hesitate to purchase a coin from a dealer or another collector when they use "Extra Fine" instead of "Extremely Fine" or...."Almost Uncirculated" rather than "About Uncirculated"....in their description? I know it seems silly, but when I read the ANA standards, they seem to agree that one is correct, and the other should never be used...and I often see XF-40 and not EF-40...so to steal the phrase from many of you that have used it in the past....what say ye' the forum??? image

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  • gyocomgdgyocomgd Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭
    Do you like "RBIs" or "RBI"?
    It's semantical, I think. Only the number at the end matters.
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  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,290 ✭✭✭

    Man, I was just thinking about this the other day. Sometimes it makes me wonder if most people know any better than to use XF or Almost, instead of EF or About.

    I try to use the correct terminology, but seems like everybody else wants to use the old terms.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A rose is a rose.... mere details, annoying to some... most accept it. Evaluate the coin. Cheers, RickO
  • Newcomp103Newcomp103 Posts: 2,223 ✭


    << <i>It's semantical, I think. Only the number at the end matters. >>




    True...it just bothers me...same as when I see "XMAS", hear people say "ATM machine...PIN number or the classic one...VIN number!!! I guess that they just don't get along very well with my type A mind!!!





  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "Almost Uncirculated" is prefered by most since "About Uncirculated" is meaningless.

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  • ttownttown Posts: 4,472 ✭✭✭
    Those terms have been interchanged for decades so "no" it doesn't matter to me. Really "Almost UNC" seems to be more correct than "About UNC" which seems to me to imply it could be an MS60...oh well on to real problemsimage

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ANACS uses EF while PCGS and NGC uses XF. They mean the same thing but I can see a new collector being confused.

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  • krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>It's semantical, I think. Only the number at the end matters. >>




    True...it just bothers me...same as when I see "XMAS", hear people say "ATM machine...PIN number or the classic one...VIN number!!! I guess that they just don't get along very well with my type A mind!!! >>



    Obviously, that topic was not covered on the SAT test. image

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,552 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My brother used to have a problem differentiating between shoulder and soldier. He told my mom that his soldier hurt while he rubbed his shoulder. My dad told him to quit playin' with it.

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  • Newcomp103Newcomp103 Posts: 2,223 ✭


    << <i>My brother used to have a problem differentiating between shoulder and soldier. He told my mom that his soldier hurt while he rubbed his shoulder. My dad told him to quit playin' with it. >>




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  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    Doesn't bother me at all. If I want the coin and the price is right I don't really care what the dealer/collector/seller calls it!
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  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I imagine the phrase hot water heater makes you go nuts also huh?
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Doesn't bother me at all. If I want the coin and the price is right I don't really care what the dealer/collector/seller calls it! >>


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