Pictoral Guide to Coin Conditions Author:Burton Hobson and Fred Reinfeld Most important to collectors who buy from dealers or trade coins with each other is a coins condition. No guide has previously standardized conditions for all types of coins (although How to Build a Coin Collection and Coin Collectors Handbook made a start in this direction), and many differences of opinions exists in the numismatic field. Now,... more » with this new book, all doubt is eliminated. You need just to compare your coin with the pictures in the book (180 in all) and you find out immediately if your coin is uncirculated, extremely fine, very fine, fine, very good, good, fair or poor. Arrows on the photos bring out the key points, and standards are also clearly described in the text.« less