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Circa: 2004
Manufacturer: Random House
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - - - - THE GUIDE THAT EXPLAINS, ILLUSTRATES, 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 The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, Second Edition 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 thatlike its author, PCGSit indeed sets the standard for grading coins.
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| Inside this illustrated guide you will find: The standards for grading all United States coins, including precise definitions of Mint State and circulated gradesAn all-new section on how to grade America's 50-States quartersThe fundamentals of counterfeit detectionThe secrets of handling and storing your collectionState-of-the-art techniques used to recognize "doctored" coinsOver 600 detailed illustrationsThis award-winning guide is the only book on the market that encompasses so many facets of coin grading and counterfeit detection. |
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