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Grading Lingo?i Dont Get It!

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 Posted 08/17/2005  8:28 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add ojo to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
i dont know alot of the grading lingo. I know the easy stuff like vf is very fine but the more complicated stuff like f12, I dont get. I assume it menns "fine 12" but how do you distigiush between f12 & f13 etc.
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 Posted 08/17/2005  8:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add national dealer to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
There really isn't a full 70 point scale.

It breaks down like this.

At good (AG) 2 - 3
Good (G) 4-6
Very Good (VG) 8-10
Fine (F) 12-14
Very Fine (VF) 20-30-35
Extra Fine (EF) or (XF) 40-45
About Uncirculated (AU) 50-53-55-58
Mint State (MS) or (BU) 60-61-62-63-64-65-66-67-68-69-70

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 Posted 08/17/2005  8:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add national dealer to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
So there will never be a 13 or 33 or 41. The numbers given are about it.

Grading then goes to:

Use the following formula, once you have assigned a numerical grade to the surface preservation, strike, lustre and eye-appeal of each side of a coin:
OBVERSE:
Surface Preservation (1-5) ____________ x2 = ______________
Strike (1-5) = ______________
Lustre (1-5) = ______________
Eye-appeal (1-5) = ______________

OBVERSE TOTAL: ______________

REVERSE:
Surface Preservation (1-5) ____________x2 = ______________
Strike (1-5) = ______________
Lustre (1-5) = ______________
Eye-appeal (1-5) = ______________

REVERSE TOTAL: ______________

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 Posted 08/17/2005  9:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ojo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
thanks this will really help with my hobby!
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