Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection

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 OfficialR 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 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-States 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.Dannreuther, John W. is the author of 'Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection', published 2004 under ISBN 9780375720505 and ISBN 0375720502.