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bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 05/14/2013 3:32 pm How or why did EF graded coins, meaning Extremely Fine become XF graded coins, meaning also Extremely Fine ? I know they mean the same but why the switch? Thanks DRdave thats what I meant edited because of my CRS. Edited by bpoc1 05/14/2013 3:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff

drdave Pillar of the Community United States 721 Posts	Posted 05/14/2013 3:37 pm I have also seen XF. Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 05/14/2013 4:25 pm I believe it means Extra Fine. EF is the correct term. Language laziness has to do with it mostly. The X being used as in lets say, clothes sizes. XL meaning extra large etc. If there is a shortcut to either writing or speaking then someone will coin it. I believe this all started with our learned government and passed on to the military with using acronyms. It spread from there. Now more than ever they are used. Many are used on this site as well as in the numismatic world. Anyone outside of this world (like maybe mars etc:) would have no clue of what some of the acronyms actually stand for. As far as their use, don't get me started. Note: RPM means revolution per minute RPMM should be the correct term for the other RPM I'm sure that a " DDR" (Duh, Dur) would get "Mad" though. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 05/14/2013 4:27 pm Extra Fine is sometimes used in place of Extremely Fine so XF came to mean the same thing. For example, XL means Extra Large. Don't know when this occurred but XF has been used for decades. ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/15/2013 11:13 am Both EF and XF have been in use for over 40 years. Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8521 Posts	Posted 05/15/2013 2:54 pm Oic, lol. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Edited by 52Raymo 05/15/2013 2:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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