The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection Second Edition

****Book is new. no break in binding. Has been collecting dust in a box. 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. 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 encompasses so many facets of coin grading and counterfeit detection.