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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doppeltaler, post: 2188690, member: 73593&quot;]Maybe i should have used the quotation for the sellers disclaimer, looks like i confused everyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;</p><p>Coin quality transfer list USA to Germany</p><p><br /></p><p>below=&nbsp; sge or sehr gut erhalten usually allmost not considered to be collection worthy.</p><p>g 8-VG 10 =&nbsp; schön or&nbsp; s (fine )</p><p>F 12- VF 20=&nbsp; fast sehr schön (allmost very fine)</p><p>VF 30 - xf 40 =&nbsp; sehr schön or ss (very fine)</p><p>XF 45&nbsp; =&nbsp; sehr schön + or ss+ (very fine +)</p><p>Au 50 -53&nbsp; =&nbsp; fast vorzüglich, f. vz (allmost extremely fine)</p><p>AU 55- MS 58 =&nbsp; vz or &quot;vorzüglich&quot;&nbsp; ( extremely fine)</p><p>Unc-MS 61 =&nbsp; vz+ or &quot;vorzüglich +&quot; these coins are usualy considered to be circulated in the German gradig system</p><p>MS 62-MS 63 =&nbsp; &quot;prägefrisch&quot; or prf. ( german AU up to unc.).&nbsp; Here start the uncirculated coin qualities in Germany</p><p>MS 64 and up =&nbsp; fast Stempelglanz up to Stempelglanz ( German: stgl. or unc.) this mostly includes prooflike and Gem BU coins. </p><p>Based on comparison to USA &quot;Morgan Dollar&quot; grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>In Germany the edge of the coin is the first point to look at. Edgenicks bump a coin down minimum one grade in value.</p><p>Dipping must not be mentioned due to the German grading rules. Hairlines from wiping ( Berieben ) and edenicks ( Randfehler ) must be mentioned also mounting marks and filing marks at the edge and other grave damages.</p><p>Germany doesn´t have any not US based third part grading services. </p><p>There are no technical grades in Germany like &quot;Details&quot; and&nbsp; also no designations like &quot;full band&quot; &quot;full steps&quot; etc !</p><p>The color of copper and bronze coins must not be mentioned, no red, rb or brown ! </p><p>Split grades are regular in Germany. Av and Rev. of the coin count equal.</p><p>Proof has only three grades in Germany.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pf 67-70 =&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Polierte Platte&nbsp; or in German &quot;Spiegelglanz&quot; No lines, not impaired. This includes &quot;deep cameo and cameo&quot;The minting quality of the coin counts little.</p><p>PF 66 -65&nbsp;&nbsp; PP- or &quot;Polierte Platte minus&quot; or if only minimal impaired &quot;Erstabschlag&quot;,&nbsp; early strike.</p><p>Below =&nbsp; vz aus PP, vorzüglich aus Polierter Platte.</p><p>PL = prooflike&nbsp; not proof but mirror like this includes PL and DMPL.</p><p>&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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