Grading Book

I already have to one you show. The new one is this one. It's available on some internet site. I think the CCN have published an article during the summer about this one.

I picked up a copy and had it signed by the author at the RCNA this year. The pictures are large with good descriptions, some pictures are better than others but well put together. I recommend reading the front introduction, particularly the section on copper eye appeal.

Hey AgCoin, the pictures are large and of actual coins, most are nice and clear but you can tell the lighting setup was different from one coin to another. I haven't been through page by page but it appears they have the reverse for each design, including the maritimes, but some series like the George V one cent obverse refers you to the same series in the 25-cent section.

I've seen them for sale at just about every coin show since the RCNA, I think Ted Bailey had a bunch of copies at one time.

I'll pick one up at Nuphilex and check it out... thanks for letting us know about it.

I don't know if anybody get a copy of the book. I got one at Nuphilex. Took me some time to understand how the index work. Most of picture are good.

Picked one up for myself, but as of yet, have to read it...

So I just received my copy of "Guide for Grading Coins of Canada" by Andre Langlois. (Thank you very much SPP for sending me a copy!)

Here's my opinion of the book from an initial look:

1) The book is coil bound, a feature I absolutely love. I like how you can flip through pages and it will stay open to the page very easily because of the coil bind.

2) The next thing I noticed were the pictures. They're very well done and of decent size and detail to understand the differences between grades. The one thing I was a bit disappointed in was that the pictures are in black and white. I assume either printing in colour would have been too expensive or production in colour wouldn't have the same detailed effects.

3) The wide range of coinage that is covered. This book covers every denomination and every effigy.

4) The introduction pages 3-10 is where the guts of the information really lies deep! I have only skimmed over the intro, and I look forward to reading a lot more what the author says on many of topics discussed in the intro.

5) Reading level - the reading level of this book is not that advanced. I would put it somewhere between grade 9 or 10. This I see as an advantage. Partially because I'm probably a simpleton and with a touch of ADD, I find it easy to understand and I don't "drift" while reading, nor do I get frustrated that I don't understand what's being discussed. Also the large font and line spacing is really easy on the eyes.

6) The one thing I really really REALLY wanted was a way to distinguish between grades MS 60 - 68. I'm sure a whole book could possibly be written about this area in itself but what has frustrated me in the past was so many grading books or websites talk about AU to the lower grades, but little time is spent on distinguishing grades 60 and up!

I certainly look forward to a few nights studying this book and many times taking this book out and using it as a reference to grade my own coins.


Certainly an update from my other grading book that was already mentioned in this thread ...