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<p>[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 4143584, member: 99239"]From hot mess to hot damn, here's a few coins from my collection going through all the grades commonly used with ancient coins. Maybe a useful reference to some and for me a working draft of how I will approach the subject in my next book.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Poor</b>: a coin identifiable to both type and ruler but few other details remaining.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071251[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Fair</b>: A coin grading <i>fair </i>will be heavily worn and/or have other problems but its major features will still be easily recognizable.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071248[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Fine</b>: The quintessential <i>fine</i> is a coin which is in overall good shape but has been well worn. Sometimes an <i>About Fine, Good Fine </i>or <i>Choice Fine</i> serve to better place the state of preservation. Shown here in progression from aF to F+</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071255[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071252[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071257[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Very Fine</b>: This tier represents the bulk of collectible ancient coins. They are well-preserved with little detail missing. As in the previous range, VF coins often carry a plus or minus qualifier. Here an about (or "near") very fine, very fine and choice very fine.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071253[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071263[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071254[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(continued on next post due to image limit)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 4143584, member: 99239"]From hot mess to hot damn, here's a few coins from my collection going through all the grades commonly used with ancient coins. Maybe a useful reference to some and for me a working draft of how I will approach the subject in my next book. [B]Poor[/B]: a coin identifiable to both type and ruler but few other details remaining. [ATTACH=full]1071251[/ATTACH] [B]Fair[/B]: A coin grading [I]fair [/I]will be heavily worn and/or have other problems but its major features will still be easily recognizable. [ATTACH=full]1071248[/ATTACH] [B]Fine[/B]: The quintessential [I]fine[/I] is a coin which is in overall good shape but has been well worn. Sometimes an [I]About Fine, Good Fine [/I]or [I]Choice Fine[/I] serve to better place the state of preservation. Shown here in progression from aF to F+ [ATTACH=full]1071255[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071252[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071257[/ATTACH] [B]Very Fine[/B]: This tier represents the bulk of collectible ancient coins. They are well-preserved with little detail missing. As in the previous range, VF coins often carry a plus or minus qualifier. Here an about (or "near") very fine, very fine and choice very fine. [ATTACH=full]1071253[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071263[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071254[/ATTACH] (continued on next post due to image limit)[/QUOTE]
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