Does ANACS have a list of everything they put on thier slabs?
Halfhunter06
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I tried their website but to no use. Does anyone know where i can find a list? Thanks
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What superlative designations does ANACS use when it grades a coin?
smothered
covered
chunked
diced
peppered
capped
topped
all the way
oh wait, that's hash browns at Waffle House ... never mind ...
Whatever you are, be a good one. ---- Abraham Lincoln
<< <i>scattered
smothered
covered
chunked
diced
peppered
capped
topped
all the way
oh wait, that's hash browns at Waffle House ... never mind ...
We don't have any Waffle Houses no more.
What does your Grade Mean?
The chart below shows the break down of the grades.
Straight Grades (problem free) Problem Grades (detail graded)
Mint State (MS) 70-60 MS60
About Uncirculated (AU) 58,55,53,50 A8 (AU58)
Extremely Fine (EF) 45,40 A5 (AU55)
Very Fine (VF) 35,30, 25, 20 A3 (AU53)
Fine (F) 15,12 AU (AU50)
Very Good (VG) 10,8 E5 (EF45)
Good (G) 6,4 EF (EF40)
About Good (AG) 3 V3 (VF30)
Fair (FR) 2 VF (VF20)
Poor (P) 1 FI (FI-12)
VD (VG10)
VG (VG8)
GD (GD4)
AB (AG 3)
FA (FR2)
PO (P1)
Other Grade Designations Used
GH (Genuine) PV (PVC)
N8 (Non-eligible- wrong size for encapsulation, not something we grade, corrosion that is not PVC) N9 (altered coin, not genuine, questionable authenticity, etc)
They have them listed there:
Acid Treated
Altered Surfaces
Artificially Toned
Cleaned
Corroded
Counting Wheel Damage
Damaged
Environmental Damage
Ex-Jewelry
Holed (But they no longer do holed coins)
Plugged
PVC Residue
Recolored
Repaired
Rims Filed
Scratched
Tooled
Whizzed
Polished
Graffiti
Love me some hobo nickels!
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