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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1942000, member: 112&quot;]Grading British coins is no different than grading any coin really. The methods are the same, but the primary difference between the US and the rest of the world is that the US uses a numerical system - eg: XF40, XF45 -&nbsp; and the rest of the world uses an adjectival system - eg: XF, Good XF.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some claim the Europeans are more strict when it comes to grading than the US TPGs are. And in some cases that is true. The Europeans tend follow standards more like ANA grading standards, eg: wear is wear no matter what caused it. Whereas the TPGs differentiate the cause of wear and will grade a coin as MS even though it has light wear. The Europeans will typically not.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said the Europeans are often much more lenient in regard to what makes a coin a problem coin than it is in the US. Many in Europe will grade coins as FDC/Unc that would be designated as problem coins here in the US. Their attitude, they way they look at things is just different than it is here in the US.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, you may find this useful - <a href="http://www.predecimal.com/coin_grading.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.predecimal.com/coin_grading.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.predecimal.com/coin_grading.php</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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