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Hi All. Have a go at this one.   Steve  |
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Got my handy-ANDA grading guide right here. Lets see... headband looks a bit weak. gFine, I'd reckon.
Looks a bit pale and washed out. Has it been cleaned, or have you either got tricky lighting and/or adjusted the brightness of the image?
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Yes. It was cleaned a few years ago. Steve |
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Alright my Aussie friends !!!
I looked in the chart above for gF grade to find the cross over,
but I dont see that designation,, could you guys give an explaination of why the coin grades there and what the designation signifies ?
Thanks
Rick
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Metalman, I too am stumped on this meaning. If Sap and KLD are suggesting that the coin is between good and fine, then wouldn't this be VG? I am not into grading, but the list I have in front of me shows this as being the grade between. I too wait to be enlightened. Regards Steve |
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See if I can help a bit.
Australia in general do not use the term Good. Our grading as I know it starts at VG.
The term gF is a grade between Fine and Very Fine. A bit better then a fine and not as good as a VF.
If a more detailed explanation is needed more then happy to try.
let me know.
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KLD, We do use the grading term "Good" - it just doesn't appear in the catalogues because coins graded below VG are considered "non-collectable". Grades below VG are "Good", "About Good" and/or "Fair", and "Poor".
gFine is "good Fine" - the intermediate grade between Fine and Very Fine. (on the Sheldon scale, it's F-15). I prefer gF than the equivalent aVF or "about/almost Very Fine", as it's slightly less prone to misinterpretation.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Sap just for a bit of fun, I will dis-agree with you for a moment (no harm intended).
I along with a few dealers do not grade a coin below aVG. The terms Good down to Poor are GENERALLY not used in Australia which is what I was referring to in my earlier post.
These terms I know are used by our American friends, I also believe that not all Europian nations use these extended grading terms either.
Reason being as you mentioned anything under a VG the coin exhibts unrecogniseable design and date therefore not collectable.
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Thanks Guys, I am now enlightened, Regards Steve  |
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