Is it XF (Xtra Fine) or EF (Extra Fine)???
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What is the correct parlance and does it really matter?
Please do tell.
Please do tell.
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they mean the same
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Yes
ex eff
or
ee fine.
...Go figure.
<< <i>I usually use XF for series which are common in unc and EF for those which are scarce.
...Go figure.
I'm not sure, but I think this may qualify you for a Rube Goldberg Award.
When spoken, it's sounds life XF, but really, I'm saying EXF.
I rarely use the term anymore, since most are now AUs.
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<< <i>I usually use XF for series which are common in unc and EF for those which are scarce.
...Go figure.
"I'm not sure, but I think this may qualify you for a Rube Goldberg Award."
If you think that's bad I first used "coins" instead of "series" in the post but changed
it for clarity. This also required that I change "that" to "which".
Perhaps I'm a little obsessive about communication. In my experience two people in
a conversation are never talking about quite the same thing and sometimes it's two
unrelated subjects.
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ExtremelyFine-45
I think "EF" is more technically correct but pretty much everyone knows "XF" means the same thing. Po-TAY-to, po-TAH-to.
Dave
<< <i>Is it XF (Xtra Fine) or EF (Extra Fine)??? >>
Makes me no never mind - call it mid-grade, collector grade, or "you grade it" - just don't call me late for dinner!!
- Jim
XF is commonly used to avoid confusion with VF = “Very Fine”
EF or XF April 2004; EF vs. XF Jan. 2005; Poll: EF or XF? Jan 2005; Poll: EF or XF Sept. 2007.
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doesn't matter to me, but it does matter to some people.
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<< <i>Is it XF (Xtra Fine) or EF (Extra Fine)??? >>
Yes
I generally use 40 or 45 and not use the letters.
If I write out "extra fine," though, it is never "x-tra fine" because this simply seems strange to me.