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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I've been calling it EF all my life. Why change now?
I suppose XF makes sense on a phonetic level "Xtra Fine", but at the end of the day it doesn't really make that much difference I shouldn't think. EF/XF it's all the same difference.
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Forum Mom
 United States
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Actually, ANACS uses EF. I know that NGC uses XF and I can't remember what PCGS uses. I prefer EF.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1247 Posts |
I spell it as BEST.
Edited by longnine009
02/24/2006 6:15 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1529 Posts |
Over all my collecting years, I have come across and read so much about gradings, abbreviations, standards etc....the best light hearted one is this one adapted from the "Letters, we get" from Volume 6 Issue No 7 of the CAB (The Australasian Coins & Banknotes Magazine)that I would like to share with members who do not subscribe to this great magazine....   Light Hearted Australian StandardsNot worth a brass RazooMeaning worse than "crook"... CrookMeaning real lousy (AG3).Poor. Not BadMeaning not good.. OrrightMeaning Good (VG 8). BonzaMeaning pretty good...(Fine). GrouseMeaning real good (Very Fine). Extra GrouseMeaning extra good...(extra fine). Bewdy OrrightMeaning excellent...(aUNC) Little RipperMeaning - seen nothing better (B.Unc) Watta-RipperMeaning sure it is real (Proof). [:p]  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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So your answer in short lim is that it should be "EG" Extra Grouse......lol I liked it.[:p] |
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Rest in Peace
United States
2884 Posts |
EF for me, although it means the same thing. Mike |
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Valued Member
United States
79 Posts |
It would appear that in my neck of the woods all my coin friends say XF.Perhaps it is a regional thing as I always used XF and so did my dad: who collected coins back in the 1950 to 1970's. Any ideas?
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Valued Member
China
117 Posts |
I usually say extremely fine.
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Valued Member
United States
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I always use XF, only to be consistent. In order to remain consistent, lots of times I have to go back to some of my earlier work to remind myself of which I'm using, XF or EF.
Guess forgetfulness comes with advancing age!
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Valued Member
United States
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XF45 is better than EF40, right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
For some reason I was not allowed the opportunity to vote ? before I replied,,
Anyway, I use EF most of the time when writing the term, but there are times when verbally I will say XF.
Rick
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
2078 Posts |
Since the french ebay calls virtually everything Superbe I do not see or use EF much Belgian typing uses the AZERTY format and not the QWERTY so EF is easier to type then XF |
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Valued Member
United States
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Being a native speaker of English with some education, I am convinced that both EXTRA and EXTREMELY start with an "E". Being further, a person who is a former English teacher, and a poet with a real book, I am a great lover of our language, and I hate trends such as "Lite" for light and XTRA for Extra, etc. So, EF.
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05/09/2006 2:23 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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quote:
Originally posted by Stephen420
Being a native speaker of English with some education, I am convinced that both EXTRA and EXTREMELY start with an "E". Being further, a person who is a former English teacher, and a poet with a real book, I am a great lover of our language, and I hate trends such as "Lite" for light and XTRA for Extra, etc. So, EF.
I speak four languages and the personisation knows no limits  in any language |
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Valued Member
United States
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But then again, I would rather have a EF45 over a XF40. The point is, call it what you want but for me, I need the number...especially when you are dealing with TPG graded coins. Let's see, you have BU, GEM BU, GEM BU Plus, GEM BU Supreme, etc. Just like when you buy gas and they call a "grade" Super Premium Plus...I skip all of that and look if it is 91, 92, or 93 octane. Maybe it is impersonal, but it makes it all easier to me. |
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