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The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, 2nd Edition

The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, 2nd Edition
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Product Description

THE GUIDE THAT EXPLAINS, ILUSTRATES, 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

This book 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 that—like its author, PCGS—it indeed sets the standard for grading coins. Inside this illustrated guide you will find:

• The standards for grading all United States coins, including precise definitions of Mint State and circulated grades

• An all-new section on how to grade America's 50-State quarters

• The fundamentals of counterfeit detection

• The secrets of handling and storing your collection

• State-of-the-art techniques used to recognize 'doctored' coins

• Over 600 detailed illustrations

This detailed guide is the only book on the market that encompases so many facets of coin grading and counterfeit detection.

Reviews

Good book, but.....
Review date: 2009-06-18 Rating: 4 out of 10

The author is a renowned coin expert and has published many great informational books on the subject. Some of the material is recycled from other works, but my main grievance with the book is it lacks detail regarding counterfeit detection. There is little more than a solid chapter of the book dedicated to the subject of counterfeit detection, yet; this topic is mentioned on the title. Additionally; all that the reader is ever truly explained is how to spot a genuine coin, not how to spot a counterfeit. I understand the approach the author takes towards counterfeit detection; but he should provide a 360 degree analysis on the subject if he is going to include it in the title of the book. The coin grading portion of the book is great for written descriptions, but lacks pictures.

Worthwhile book for US Collectors
Review date: 2009-04-24 Rating: 6 out of 10

A very helpful book even for beginners.
Only downside the paper most of the illustrations are on is poor considering the fine detail they are trying to show

Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection by Scott Travers and John Dannreuther
Review date: 2009-04-18 Rating: 10 out of 10

I purchased this book along with another book on coin grading. My initial purpose in purchasing this book was primarily to read the section on detecting counterfeit coins. However, I found this book very good in providing information on coin history, handling, storage and grading of coins. The section on storage of coins was particularly interesting since I've experienced the detrimental effects of improper long-term storage of uncirculated coins. I wish this book had been available 50 years ago when I started collecting.

Although controversy will always exist when applied to grading coins, this book provides essential criteria and photographs, which can serve as a basis for assigning a grade to a coin. The series of photographs depicting different numerical grades of AU to Poor for pennies and nickels was presented very well. Color photographs depicting red, brown, artificially toned vs. natural toned, and dipped coins serve as a valuable reference to collectors.

The section on detecting counterfeit coins was excellent. Close-up photographs illustrating counterfeit vs. authentic coins illustrated the points the authors were making in the text. Further reading about counterfeit coins made me realize how sophisticated counterfeit coins are today and if buying a rare coin it is in your best interest to become knowledgeable about what to look for and have it authenticated. This book is a definite must have for the new collector as well as the experienced collector.

A very infomative book...
Review date: 2009-01-04 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a useful book in today's coin buying world. There are so many counterfeit coins around that you need to know what to look for when you buy. If you fail to get information, you'll certainly get cheated. This book has lots and lots of good, usable information.

Product Details/Specifications

Authors:
John Dannreuther

Creators:
Scott A. Travers (Editor)

Recording label: House of Collectibles
Manufacturer: House of Collectibles
EAN: 9780375720505
Binding: Paperback
Dewey decimal number: 737.4
ISBN: 0375720502
Number of items: 1
Number of pages: 432
Publication date: 2004-03-09
Format: Large Print,
Release date: 2004-03-09
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Published)

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