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Is it Good?
Is it Very Good?
Is it Fine?
Is it Very Fine?
Is it VF or XF?
Is it Extremely Fine?
Is it Almost Uncirculated?
Is it AU or MS?
Is it MS-60 or MS-63?
Is it MS-63 or MS-64?
Is it MS-64 or MS-65?
Is it Red-Brown or Red?
| Extremely Fine: EF-40, EF-45 Some light wear on the highest points. Ribbon and
lower hair curl are separated. A trace of luster may
show.
EF-40 Typical
Minimum: The ribbon and the lower hair curl are just separated. A
few lines of the diamond design shows. A few large marks or many
small marks may be present.
Maximum: Most, but not all of the diamond design shows plainly.
Many small marks may be present.
EF-45 Choice
Minimum: All diamonds on the ribbon are visible. The coin may
have a few marks.
Maximum: Less than 25% mint luster shows. The highest points
will show some wear.
NOTES:
The strike of the coin is independent of the grade, but a weakly
struck coin should be down graded to an EF-40. Unless the strike is
so bad that the ribbon and the lower curl are not separated, in which
case the coin should be downgraded to a VF-30.
XF may be used instead of EF.
{The dividing line between XF and AU is difficult to find sometimes
because in AU's you are looking at original mint luster and XF's for
amount of detail, two slightly different things. For example: a weak
struck coin may show VF detail, but full Mint luster. I'd call it
AU-50, but would tack on an explanation about the strike.}
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