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| Grading Table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grade | Condition | Explanation |
| PO | Poor * | Extremely worn and design barely recognisable. |
| FR | ||
| AG | ||
| G | Good | Substantially worn with rims and legend showing some weakness. |
| G+ | ||
| VG | ||
| VG+ | ||
| F | Fine | Considerable wear but rims and legends quite distinct. |
| F+ | ||
| VF- | Very Fine | Wear apparent on prominent surfaces from limited circulation. |
| VF | ||
| VF+ | ||
| EF | Extremely Fine | Some scuffing and wear apparent on high points, but still retaining luster. |
| EF+ | ||
| AU | About Uncirculated | No apparent wear apart from some friction, occasional marks and imperfections. |
| UNC | Uncirculated | 'As issued' with as much as some minor bag mark grazing. |
| BU | Brilliant Uncirculated | Perfect unblemished mint state, without any visible marks. |
| PF | Proof | Special issues minted with special dies for collecting purposes |
| FDC | Fleur de Coin | Perfect unblemished mint state. Only ascribed to Proofs. |
| Universal Rarity Scale by Q. David Bowers | |
|---|---|
| URS-0 | None known |
| URS-1 | 1 known, unique |
| URS-2 | 2 known |
| URS-3 | 3 or 4 known |
| URS-4 | 5 to 8 known |
| URS-5 | 9 to 16 known |
| URS-6 | 17 to 32 known |
| URS-7 | 33 to 64 known |
| URS-8 | 65 to 125 known |
| URS-9 | 126 to 250 known |
| URS-10 | 251 to 500 known |
| URS-11 | 501 to 1,000 known |
| URS-12 | 1,001 to 2,000 known |
| URS-13 | 2,001 to 4,000 known |
| URS-14 | 4,001 to 8,000 known |
| URS-15 | 8,001 to 16,000 known |
| URS-16 | 16,001 to 32,000 known |
| URS-17 | 32,001 to 65,000 known |
| URS-18 | 65,001 to 125,000 known |
| URS-19 | 125,001 to 250,000 known |
| URS-20 | 250,001 to 500,000 known |
| Sheldon Rarity Scale | |
|---|---|
| R1 | 1,250 or more known Common, readily available |
| R2 | 501 to 1,250 known Less common - Available at most shows, but in limited quantity |
| R3 | 201 to 500 known Scarce - somewhat difficult to find, only a few likely at larger shows |
| R4 | 76 to 200 known Very scarce - may or may not find at larger shows/auctions |
| R5 | 31 to 75 known Rare - unlikely more than 5 at shows or auctions each year |
| R6 | 13 to 30 known Very rare - Almost never seen, only one may be offered for sale in a year’s time |
| R7 | 4 to 12 known Prohibitively rare - one may be offered for sale once every few years |
| R8 | 1 to 3 known Unique, or nearly so |
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