Sheldon coin grading scale
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The Sheldon Coin Grading Scale is a 70 point scale used in the numismatic assessment of a coins quality. It is used by nearly all major coin grading companies, the main two being NGC
and PCGS.
The grades for the scale are as follows:
NGC
NGC is an acronym that may refer to:* New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, a catalogue of deep sky objects in astronomy* NGC Corporation, which became Dynegy Inc* NGC Magazine, an unofficial Nintendo magazine in the United Kingdom...
and PCGS.
The grades for the scale are as follows:
Blank/Planchet | Poor | Fair | About Good | Good | Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | About Uncirculated | Mint State | Proof State |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 8-10 | 12-15 | 20-35 | 40-45 | 50-58 | 60-70 | 60-70 |