Do you call the grade "Extremely Fine" EF or XF?

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• PerryHall Posts: 47,011 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 5:30AM

  I don't really have a preference since they mean the same thing.

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• oih82w8 Posts: 12,698 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 5:46AM edited January 30, 2023 5:49AM

  XF

  It falls in line with sizing I reckon; XS, XM, XL, etc...

  Yes, XM (extra medium) should not be excluded. Why is it usually the middle child that gets excluded? 🤔

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 5:52AM

  XF

  XF has been the norm for me, probably due to the many years of seeing it on PCGS slabs... Or, just a verbal shorthand that I slipped into... Either way, that has been my term for the category. Cheers, RickO

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• tincup Posts: 5,467 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 6:15AM

  I think I have always gone with XF.

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• mr1931S Posts: 6,467 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 7:29AM

  Either is okay with me. The important thing is knowing what coin worn to EF or XF looks like. I will say the "EF" designation is technically more logical than the "XF" designation from the standpoint of letter assignments for the grade.

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• Cougar1978 Posts: 8,945 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 9:06AM edited January 30, 2023 9:41AM

  XF

  XF - goes back to the description a coin shop I frequented years ago used for the grade. It’s a good fit imo.

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• messydesk Posts: 20,422 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 9:15AM

  XF

  XF is easier to say and be understood.

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• messydesk Posts: 20,422 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 9:15AM

  XF

  Also...

  

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• johnny9434 Posts: 29,632 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 10:49AM

  XF

  both mean the same thing to me, i just got used of the xf

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• BillJones Posts: 34,973 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 10:51AM

  EF

  EF. I have never liked “XF.”

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• jacrispies Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 6:42PM

  XF

  @johnny9434 said:
  both mean the same thing to me, i just got used of the xf

  Same.

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• Lazybones Posts: 1,568 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 6:51PM edited January 31, 2023 12:58AM

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• pcgscacgold Posts: 3,185 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 6:53PM

  EF

  I’m an EF guy.

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• OAKSTAR Posts: 8,476 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 7:13PM

  XF

  I've used both but mostly XF.

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• CoinRaritiesOnline Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 8:34PM

  XF

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• lkeigwin Posts: 16,894 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 30, 2023 8:58PM

  XF.

  I remember QDB saying at the end of a PCGS luncheon speech years ago, "BTW, it's EF, not XF."

  What do I know.
  Lance.

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• DDR Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 31, 2023 12:26AM

  EF

  I call it EF, but I realize I am in the minority on this important question.

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• BUFFNIXX Posts: 2,729 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 31, 2023 2:01AM

  I like XF but either way is OK
  Many years ago there was a dealer who used the term XG for extra good meaning not quite fine, another shorthand
  for VG-F or very good to fine. Made perfect sense to me.

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• DCW Posts: 7,664 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 31, 2023 5:08AM

  XF

  The more I think about, the more I realize I've never thought about it.

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• DisneyFan Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 31, 2023 5:24AM

  EF

  Is that a compromise between a "40" or a "45" for those outside of a slab?

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• messydesk Posts: 20,422 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 31, 2023 7:31AM

  XF

  @lkeigwin said:
  XF.

  I remember QDB saying at the end of a PCGS luncheon speech years ago, "BTW, it's EF, not XF."

  What do I know.
  Lance.

  I remember that luncheon. He spoke of many things in a somewhat rambling stream of consciousness. I would think that someone who doesn't use his first name would be more forgiving about not using the E.

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• lkenefic Posts: 8,751 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 31, 2023 9:19AM

  EF

  I prefer EF but accept XF too... I used to use the XF designation when I was a kid...

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