Learning to grade your coins couldn't be easier. Just match your coins with the color photos!

Contains the top 25 most widely collected U.S. coins with detailed grade descriptions pinpointing areas to inspect. The highlighted design high points locate first areas to show wear, and color maps identify visual impairment severity levels.

"The newest edition of the universal coin-grading encyclopedia by James F. Ruddy showcases over 1000 enhanced coin-grading pictures and adjectival descriptions of regular issue U.S. coin types from 1793 to date. Designated in 1972 as an Official Grading Guide of the American Numismatic Association, Photograde is widely accepted as the most complete grading book ever printed"--Amazon.com

THE COIN FIELD'S TOP INSIDER OFFERS THE SECRETS TO SUCCESS! Consumer advocate Scott A. Travers blows the lid off the coin industry while telling you how to make huge profits from small coins. Completely overhauled for the new millennium, this prize-winning guide shows you how to: * make the most of your on-line experiences by understanding the perils and pitfalls of Internet coin auctions * outsmart the grading services with secrets that could make you a fortune * understand coin pricing and identify coins to buy and sell right now * use America's 50-state quarters promotions to your advantage * save money with tax-slashing strategies * negotiate deals like a professional insider Includes a never-before-published, tell-all interview with a veteran dealer!

For anyone interested in the popular and ever-growing pastime of coin collecting, this easy-to-understand introduction is must reading. Written by the editors of Coin World, it introduces the beginner to such basic knowledge as where to purchase coins and paper money, understanding the grading system, how to handle a coin collection and more.

No subject is more important to the rare-coin collector or investor than grading. Learning to grade the right way can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars. In this second edition of his award-winning book, Q. David Bowers has written a unique set of step-by-step grading instructions for every U.S. coin, from half cents to double eagles. He explains the evolution of grading standards, how to "read" a coin's surfaces, expert techniques, smart buying tips, aspects of today's marketplace, and more. This detailed, insightful text is combined with hundreds of high-resolution color photographs to help you grade your entire coin collection. Book jacket.

The reason collectors are concerned about the grade of a coin is because the grade is a major factor in determining the coin's market value. Here, in a single book, is a complete discussion of the 15 factors that influence a coin's grade, AND the factors that have little or no influence on grade.