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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coins-auctioned, post: 783121, member: 18462&quot;]British system would rank VG-8 to F-12</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Mint</font></span> </b><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">State</font></span> </b><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Perfect Un-circulated (MS-70)&nbsp; </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Mint state&nbsp; un-circulated coin in perfect condition, showing no traces of wear, and no&nbsp; blemishes, scratches, handling or contact with other coins. The best quality&nbsp; coin possible. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Choice (Gem) Un-circulated (MS-65-69)&nbsp; </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">An above&nbsp; average un-circulated coin which retains all of the original mint brilliance or&nbsp; luster, and has a very few contact marks on the surface or rim, which are barely&nbsp; noticeable. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Brilliant Un-circulated or BU&nbsp; (MS-60-64) </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">An&nbsp; un-circulated coin having no traces of wear but which has a few contact marks,&nbsp; surface spotting or lacks some of its original luster. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Choice About Un-circulated (AU-55&nbsp; &amp; 58) </font></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial"></font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">A&nbsp; coin having very light wear on only the highest points of the design but no&nbsp; other defects and with most of its luster remaining. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">About Un-circulated (AU-50)&nbsp; </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Coin has&nbsp; evidence of light wear on many of the high points but at least half of the mint&nbsp; luster is still present. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Extremely Fine (EF-40) </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial"></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">The coin design is lightly worn in most places but&nbsp; all the features remain sharp and well defined. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Choice&nbsp; Very Fine (VF-30) </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial"></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Light even wear on the surface and highest parts of the&nbsp; design but most major features and the lettering are sharp. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Very&nbsp; Fine (VF-20) </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial"></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Minor features such as some of the finer hair detail,&nbsp; feathers, etc. will be moderately worn. Shows moderate wear on high points of&nbsp; design. All major details are clear. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Fine&nbsp; (F-12) </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial"></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Moderate to considerable even wear over most features&nbsp; and the lettering. A lot of the details are worn through but you can still see a&nbsp; good deal of the design. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Very Good (VG-8)&nbsp; </font></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial"></font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">The entire&nbsp; design is weak, but a few details are visible. Well worn throughout but coin&nbsp; rims still visible. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Good&nbsp; (G-4) </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial"></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Heavily worn but design and legend still visible&nbsp; although quite weak in spots. Many details are gone. </font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">About&nbsp; Good (AG-3) </font></span></b><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial"></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #333333"><font face="Arial">Very heavily worn with portions of lettering, </font></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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