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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I noticed pcgs uses XF etc. on their grades. Jeesh, it's E not X
Period...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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it's E not X
I prefer EF and it is more correct. PCGS has always used XF and many independent graders use XF also. I see coins advertised as XF all the time and wonder why so many people use it. Xtremely Fine I guess!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Tomato, Tomato ... it's the number that follows that is important to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
968 Posts |
That abbreviation has been around forever, so I have no problem with it. In fact I tend to use XF over EF myself!
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Valued Member
United States
57 Posts |
I also feel the number is the most important part of the grade
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Moderator
 United States
16679 Posts |
I have always used XF. I don't know why. I just do. If you go into PCGS's grading standards section, they describe levels of preservation with EF.
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New Member
United States
26 Posts |
Right, it's the number that matters. It could be a G65 and the G don't mean a thing.
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Valued Member
United States
61 Posts |
It may (in part) be a question of Anglo and American differences viz. EF and XF. CP.
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Valued Member
United States
60 Posts |
Haha...I've thought about it myself. I don't have an opinion either way (EF/XF), but think it's kind of odd that there's no "standard".
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Valued Member
United States
148 Posts |
Am not sure why, but as far as I know EF is the British standard and XF is the US standard. and if am already at it... NUMERIC 40-58 U.S.A - XF-AU U.K- EF FRANCE- SUP GERMANY - VZ ITALY - SPL NETHERLANDS - PR SPAIN - EBC maybe someone want to fill the blanks for other countries... years back I made a chart for the rest of the grades, which you can see here: http://www.leprecoin.com/html/grading.htm |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Laziness, if you are writing it out it is easier to make an X than an E.
And actually it is the number that is meaningless. The letters came first and they are the same letters in the same order and with the same meanings both before and after they stuck the numbers on them back in 1978. A Fine is a Fine is a Fine whether you call it a Fine or a Fine 12, or just a 12. The "12" is not a number, it is a NAME.
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