Highly-respected. Useful. Essential. This official guide is simply the most authoritative grading standards book ever published. Now in its sixth edition, the Official A.N.A. Grading Standards for United States Coins presents easy-to-use and definitive standards from Mint State to About Good for every U.S. coin minted since 1793. Beginners, advanced collectors, and dealers will all find the text understandable and the grading illustrations indispensable. The officially approved set of standards applies to the grading of all U.S. coins, taking the confusion out of grading caused by multiple systems and biased private opinions. - Officially accepted grading standards - Every type of U.S. coin since 1793 - Hundreds of photographs show progression of wear - More than 1,500 black & white photographs and 16-pages of color