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 |
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 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.
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, or, where appropriate,
Spink's coins of Scotland and Ireland.
World Coins Book Krause
