Grading Scales Between Sheldon And Britain Grading Levels

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hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 04/29/2009 1:33 pm Can anyone shed some light on these scales with a certainty? What, for example is a BUC coin on the sheldon scale and on the british scale? and same goes for other grades?. I have tried to make a Table to compare these, BUT......input needed to confirm or correct! I most likely have some of them incorrect... USA & Canada sheldon scale SPINK GRADING UK G-6 Good Poor G-8 Good + Fair F 12 Fine F- F-15 Choice Fine or F+ VF 20 Very Fine VF VF 30 Choice Very fine or VF + EF-40 Extremely Fine XF XF-45 Choice Extremely Fine or GVF (good VF) AU-50 About Uncirculated AEF(about EF) AU-55 Choice About Uncirculated EF AU-58 Choice+ About Uncirculated Near UNC MS-60 Uncirculated Uncirculated UNC MS-61 Uncirculated MS 62 Near choice Uncirculated MS-63 Choice Uncirculated Brilliant Uncirculated BU MS 64 Near Gem uncirculated MS-65 Gem uncirculated Fleur de Coin FDC MS-66 Choice Gem uncirculated MS-67 Superb Gem Uncirculated MS-68 Near perfect Gem UNC MS-68 bis MS 70 are extremely in demand and very rare I hope this is of interest to a lot of you... have a great day... awaiting your answers and input HHB Report this Post to the Staff

hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 04/29/2009 1:45 pm How do I upload a table so this can be easier seen? anyone know? Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 04/29/2009 2:37 pm Grading table... I think this way it works.... Great... lets try if this works http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/.../gradesx.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 04/29/2009 2:38 pm You can put [code] before the table and [/code] after the table. This will force the browser to display it in a fixed size font rather than proportional. USA & Canada sheldon scale SPINK GRADING UK G-6 Good Poor G-8 Good + Fair F 12 Fine F- F-15 Choice Fine or F+ VF 20 Very Fine VF VF 30 Choice Very fine or VF + EF-40 Extremely Fine XF XF-45 Choice Extremely Fine GVF (good VF) AU-50 About Uncirculated AEF(about EF) AU-55 Choice About Uncirculated EF AU-58 Choice+ About Uncirculated Near UNC MS-60 Uncirculated Uncirculated UNC MS-61 Uncirculated MS 62 Near choice Uncirculated MS-63 Choice Uncirculated Brilliant Uncirculated BU MS 64 Near Gem uncirculated MS-65 Gem uncirculated Fleur de Coin FDC MS-66 Choice Gem uncirculated MS-67 Superb Gem Uncirculated MS-68 Near perfect Gem UNC MS-68 bis MS 70 are extremely in demand and very rare Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Edited by jbuck 04/29/2009 2:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 04/29/2009 2:45 pm Thanks Jbuck just not a puter expert. tried with this photo bucket thingy and it seems to work. But I like yours better. will try next time... thanks Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 04/29/2009 4:30 pm No problem! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/29/2009 6:02 pm I would only differ in that "FDC," to me, implies a far higher level of preservation than MS65; more like 69-70. Fleur de Coin should rightly be more of an aspiration than a reality in all but the rarest cases. Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 11:15 am Ok, Fleur de coin is used in the french speaking countries very frequently for relative high grade, NOT extremely high grade coins. My bigest question is as above: where do de designation UNC-Bunc- choice unc gem unc etc come in to play in relation to the MS scale? I am really not exactly sure and hope someone can shed some light at this.. HHB Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 04/30/2009 12:17 pm Here is the way I have understood the difference to be from a website I visit: US SPINKS AG POOR VG FAIR FINE VERY GOOD VF FINE EF VF MS60 EF UNC MS 62-65 BU MS 67 FDC MS70 http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/val...x.html#Grade Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/01/2009 4:36 pm Thank you Malissa, question: how do the brits designate where one grade ends and the other starts....big stretch between MS62 and 65... I experience this problem all the time in Germany.... It appears they can s t r e t c h thei grades whenever it does suit them.... or can one get used to it? HHB Report this Post to the Staff
gmherps13 Valued Member United States 295 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 7:15 pm good info guys Report this Post to the Staff
QuickSilver Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1077 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 9:25 pm Quote: It appears they can s t r e t c h their grades whenever it does suit them I think the problem with grading is that it isn't an exact science. Even with the Sheldon scale, one persons MS-65 is different from the next person's. While giving a range of say 62-65 is less precise it is probably at the same time more accurate. It is easier to place a coin in a wider bracket and therefore get consistent grading, rather than 3 different grades from 3 different people, for the same coin. The problem is worse if you are talking about coins other than those of the US. With US coins, because of the limited number of coins, there are very detailed descriptions of what constitutes each grade. Given the thousands upon thousands of world coins this is not possible. For this reason, while the Sheldon scale works well (Although there are still discrepancies it seems) for US coins, it is better to have wider brackets for other coins in my opinion. Report this Post to the Staff
hhbkiddo Pillar of the Community Canada 1248 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 9:38 pm I can say out of experience, it has worked for me and against me. I guess it is the old story: buyer beware..and careful ask many questions ans ASK FOR SHARP and detailed images. HHB Report this Post to the Staff
QuickSilver Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1077 Posts	Posted 05/03/2009 10:06 pm Definitely good advice. Grade is always a tough one. I suppose it depends what you need the grading for. Then there is always eye appeal just to confuse things further! Report this Post to the Staff
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