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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4833562, member: 56859"]The two coins you showed are lovely examples of late Roman bronzes <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. </p><p><br /></p><p>Is there any particular reason why you want to assign a grade to them? Are you wanting the information for cataloging the coins in your own collection or are you trying to put together an appealing eBay listing?</p><p><br /></p><p>Forum Ancient Coins has a <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=grading%20guidelines%20for%20ancient%20coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=grading%20guidelines%20for%20ancient%20coins" rel="nofollow">good and traditional guide to grading ancient coins</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p>CNG has some information on their grading <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Frequently+Asked+Questions.aspx#b11" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Frequently+Asked+Questions.aspx#b11" rel="nofollow">here</a> (near the bottom of the FAQs).</p><p><br /></p><p>CoinTalk's [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] (Warren Esty) has an extensive educational website with information about grading <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/condition.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/condition.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>CoinWeek has a cursory overview of ancient coin grading <a href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/grading-ancient-coins/#:~:text=Very%20Fine%20vs%20Extremely%20Fine&text=%E2%80%9CVery%20Fine%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9CExtremely,and%20EF%20to%2040%20%E2%80%93%2050.&text=A%20true%20EF%20coin%20might,example%20of%20the%20same%20type." target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/grading-ancient-coins/#:~:text=Very%20Fine%20vs%20Extremely%20Fine&text=%E2%80%9CVery%20Fine%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9CExtremely,and%20EF%20to%2040%20%E2%80%93%2050.&text=A%20true%20EF%20coin%20might,example%20of%20the%20same%20type." rel="nofollow">here</a>, primarily just an overview of NGC's grading system.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to adapt the Sheldon system to ancient coins, you can read how NGC has done so <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/specialty-services/ancient-coins/grading.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/specialty-services/ancient-coins/grading.aspx" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you're not comfortable with grading it may be helpful to compare your coins to others to get a sense of how your coin might grade. Good resources for that are <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" rel="nofollow">CNG's archives</a> and <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/" rel="nofollow">ACsearch</a>, although you'll probably find mostly higher (or high-ish) grade late Roman bronzes there because it's not worth it for them or their consignors to sell low dollar coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some alternative and perhaps more practical grading systems <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/moruzzi%C2%B4s-new-detailled-grading-system.345585/#post-3672987" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/moruzzi%C2%B4s-new-detailled-grading-system.345585/#post-3672987">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/moruzzi´s-new-detailled-grading-system.345585/#post-3672987</a> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grading-is-an-integral-part-of-collecting-%E2%80%93-your-views-assist-to-improve-todays-thinking.273720/#post-2328516" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grading-is-an-integral-part-of-collecting-%E2%80%93-your-views-assist-to-improve-todays-thinking.273720/#post-2328516">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grading-is-an-integral-part-of-collecting-–-your-views-assist-to-improve-todays-thinking.273720/#post-2328516</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grading-survey-from-poor-to-fdc.355372/#post-4144482" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grading-survey-from-poor-to-fdc.355372/#post-4144482">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grading-survey-from-poor-to-fdc.355372/#post-4144482</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 4833562, member: 56859"]The two coins you showed are lovely examples of late Roman bronzes :). Is there any particular reason why you want to assign a grade to them? Are you wanting the information for cataloging the coins in your own collection or are you trying to put together an appealing eBay listing? Forum Ancient Coins has a [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=grading%20guidelines%20for%20ancient%20coins']good and traditional guide to grading ancient coins[/URL]. CNG has some information on their grading [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Frequently+Asked+Questions.aspx#b11']here[/URL] (near the bottom of the FAQs). CoinTalk's [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] (Warren Esty) has an extensive educational website with information about grading [URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/condition.html']here[/URL]. CoinWeek has a cursory overview of ancient coin grading [URL='https://coinweek.com/ancient-coins/grading-ancient-coins/#:~:text=Very%20Fine%20vs%20Extremely%20Fine&text=%E2%80%9CVery%20Fine%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9CExtremely,and%20EF%20to%2040%20%E2%80%93%2050.&text=A%20true%20EF%20coin%20might,example%20of%20the%20same%20type.']here[/URL], primarily just an overview of NGC's grading system. If you want to adapt the Sheldon system to ancient coins, you can read how NGC has done so [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/specialty-services/ancient-coins/grading.aspx']here[/URL]. If you're not comfortable with grading it may be helpful to compare your coins to others to get a sense of how your coin might grade. Good resources for that are [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx']CNG's archives[/URL] and [URL='https://www.acsearch.info/']ACsearch[/URL], although you'll probably find mostly higher (or high-ish) grade late Roman bronzes there because it's not worth it for them or their consignors to sell low dollar coins. Here are some alternative and perhaps more practical grading systems ;): [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/moruzzi%C2%B4s-new-detailled-grading-system.345585/#post-3672987[/URL] [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grading-is-an-integral-part-of-collecting-%E2%80%93-your-views-assist-to-improve-todays-thinking.273720/#post-2328516[/URL] [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/grading-survey-from-poor-to-fdc.355372/#post-4144482[/URL][/QUOTE]
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