Grading
We use the English grading system which ranges from Poor-FDC as follows:
| Poor |
- |
| Fair
|
- |
| Fine |
(F) |
| Very
Fine |
(VF) |
| Extremely
Fine |
(EF) |
| Uncirculated |
(UNC) |
| Brilliant
Uncirculated |
(BU)
|
| Fleur
De Coin |
(FDC) |
Sometimes
the grade is modified by the following pre-fixes:
| Abt. |
About
(ie slightly below the stated grade) |
| A
|
Almost |
| G |
Good |
| N |
Nearly |
| + |
Slightly
better than |
| - |
Grade
is between |
| /
|
Obverse
grade before and Reverse graded after |
| |
|
Authenticity
All modern proofs are FDC
and cased with certificate of authenticity unless stated. * denotes
R. Ingram Coins certificate of authenticity.
Slabbed
coins
These coins are contained
in a hard plastic case. Most are graded independently by American
companies which conform to US grading standards which ranges from
MS-0 to MS-70 where VF begins at MS-20, EF at MS-40, AU at MS-50 and
Unc at MS-60. There is also an English company which slabs coins conforming
to English grading standards which ranges from 1-100.
Abbreviations
| b/ms |
Bagmarks |
| cld. |
Cleaned |
| CD |
Clear
date |
| cor. |
Corrosion |
| cr/m(s) |
Creasemarks(s) |
| dty. |
Dirty
|
| e/b(s) |
Edge
bump(s) |
| e/k(s) |
Edge
knock(s) |
| h/l(s) |
Hairline(s)
|
| m/m(s) |
Mountmark(s) |
| Obv. |
Obverse |
| o/w |
Otherwise |
| ptd. |
Pitted |
| pgd. |
Plugged |
| Rev. |
Reverse |
| scr(s). |
Scratch(es) |
| sig. |
Significant |
| sl. |
Slight(ly)
|
| sm. |
Small |
| sur. |
Surface |
| t. |
Tiny |
| vdgs. |
Verdigris |
| w/o |
Without |
Reference
books
ESC
refers to English Silver coinage
F
refers to Freeman
MI refers to Medallic Illustrations
N refers to North
P refers to Peck
S refers to Spink’s catalogue of British coins 2007 or, where
appropriate, Spink's coins of Scotland and Ireland 2003.
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