Grading:
We have received questions from time to time about our grading of uncirculated coins. Wile we don’t use MS numbers in our lists as a rule, we do have a verbal description that corresponds to each number. Fortunately, the price ratio versus MS# on foreign coins is miniscule. For clarity, and for comparing on coin with another, we do feel as accurate a description as possible is desirable.
BU or UNC is the same and depends on toning, color, etc.
BU (MS-60); NICE BU (MS-61); LOVELY BU (MS-62); SHARP BU (MS-63); LOVELY SHARP BU (MS-64); CHOICE BU (MS-65); LOVELY CHOICE BU (MS-66); SUPERB CHOICE BU (MS-67); GEM BU (MS-68)
Abbreviations Used:
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A – About ADJ. – Adjustment AE – Bronze or Copper AR – Silver BRN. – Brown CH – Choice CTR. – Center CLND. – Cleaned FLD. – Field FT. – Faint/Faintly LT./LTLY. – Light/Lightly LUST. – Luster/Lustrous MT./MTD. – Mount/Mounted |
P-L – Prooflike OXD. – Oxidation R&B – Red & Brown RD(S) – Rim Ding(s) RN(S) – Rim Nick(s) SCR(S) – Scratch(es) SM. – Small T – Toned TRD – Tiny Rim Ding TRN – Tiny Rim Nick VERD. – Verdigris WK. – Weak
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