Found these guys floating around in a bunch of coins today, Looking for a little help in rating. Still haven't figured out the scaling or how to rate. Thanks for your time and knowledge. Pocket_change 1959-D
They're beauties, keep them. You have to learn how to grade. These ones are really common at that grade-range, and not worth much more than face value, really.
I do need to learn more on rating. I've been reading in on it and confused on how an AU or MS possible to be found without buying set or dated coin roll. So would all the coins I posted would only be in the F - VF - XF categories? For they were owned prior by another. Sure the nicks and blemishes would help find the number to the category. Or do they fall under AU, "almost" uncirculated. Either way, why I pose this thread, haha I complexed. I just want to understand how to rate the shine haha Thanks for hearing me out
Yours would all range from EF to MS. EF for "Extra Fine," MS for "Mint State." It's called "grading," not "rating." Look on the Internet for a beginner's guide on grading. You don't grade every coin by the same set of criteria. There are two sets of grading criteria--one set for "circulated" coins, and the other for "uncirculated" coins. I use those terms in quotes because they really just refer to the condition or the state of preservation of the coin as compared to how it looked when it was minted, i.e., brand-spanking new. For "circulated" coins (grades P to AU), the grade denotes the amount of wear. On "uncirculated" coins (there are ten MS grades), those are all coins with no wear. As such, the grades are differentiated on criteria other than wear. Those coins are ejected into metal trays then dumped into bags after they hop off the coin press. They bang up against each other and get marked up, and that's one of the criteria in grading them. The other big criteria is luster, and how much of it is still preserved on the coin. I'm on my way to a novel if I keep going. Buy a Red Book. That's where many of us started. Get the 2018 edition, and tear into it. You won't be sorry. Hope this helps some.
Agreed. As @eddiespin suggested, you should get yourself a copy of the "Red Book". Pretty much every bookstore carries it. You won't regret buying it.
And now I have a solid solution to my questions. I do appreciate the novel haha. It was thrilling! Good read. I am sure others who cross this thread will appreciate the insight. Thank you!
If you can, look up grading as suggested here but you can also get Photograde as well. You can probably find the same information for free on line, but I like books too so, lol. As far as your coin I was thinking EF to MS as well, but prolly AU (About Uncirculated). All are definitely keepers however, very beautiful!
