Photograde: Official Photographic Grading Guide for United States Coins

The single most useful book you can own to learn the essentials of coin grading, Photograde was designated in 1972 as an Official Grading Guide by the American Numismatic Association. Photograde is:
--designed for beginner and advanced graders alike
--illustrates every regular issue U.S. coin type from 1793 to date
--contains more than 1000 coin photographs, many enlarged to show details. Both obverse and reverse pictures of every grade for every coin listed
--uses easy-to-understand terms and grading descriptions
--includes special chapters on counterfeits and Colonial coins, and how to grade, clean, and store coins