I don't know if you want to know how to grade, or the scale, so I'll give you the scale. 1:Poor (Poor-1 or BS-1) 2:Fair (Fair-2) 3:About Good (AG-3) 4-6:Good(G-4,5,6) 7-10:Very Good(usually VG-7,8, or 10) 11-19:Fine(usually F-12, or 15) 20-39:Very Fine(usually VF-20,25,30, or 35) 40-49:Extremely Fine(EF-40, and 45 or XF-40, and 45) 50-59:About Uncirculated(usually AU-50,53,55, or 58) 60-70:Uncirculated(different levels)
it means that a porfecinal has authenticated and determaned the codition of a coin
The grading standards for gold are the same as all other coins.
PR is a grading system used for proof coins
DCAM stands for Deep Cameo and is reserved for proof coins
PQ= Premium Quality. Bu= Brilliant Uncirculated.
Very fine condition
In America, "RD" is an abbreviation for "red", a grading-service color designation for copper coins.
A coin placed in a plastic container by a grading service.
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Many coin shops can submit coins for grading. Also if you are a member of a grading service you may be able to submit them yourself.
PCGS stands for Professional Coin Grading Service. It is a third-party coin grading organization that evaluates and authenticates coins for collectors and investors. PCGS uses a scale from 1 to 70 to grade coins based on their condition and collectible value.
it means that a porfecinal has authenticated and determaned the codition of a coin
The grading standards for gold are the same as all other coins.
PR is a grading system used for proof coins
BU is the abbreviation for Brilliant Uncirculated.
The U.S. Mint does not assign grades to any coins it sells. But Proof and Uncirculated coins do have different grades.
I bought some of these coins and initially left favorable feedback - I now know that I was ripped off. "Precision Coin Grading" (www.precisioncoingrading.com) is operated from the same Sydney, NSW address as the main eBay seller of these coins - I checked the domain registration details of the company and it was the same as the return address of where I received the coins from. It is essentially a con - many of the coins appear to be cleaned, polished or simply over graded. The seller claims not to have graded the coins himself, but why are the coins coming from the address of the grading company? Other collectors are onto this - see http://coinauctionshelp.com/Coin_Help_Blog/2009/11/03/new-grading-services-at-ebay-warning-pcgmgc/ as an example.