Grade Description Sheldon Scale Equivalent 10 A pristine coin with no post-production imperfections visible at 5x magnification. 70 9.9 A fully struck coin with nearly imperceptible imperfections. 69 9.8 A very sharply struck coin with only miniscule imperfections. 68 9.7 A sharply struck coin with only a few imperfections. 67 9.6 A very well struck coin with negligible marks and hairlines. 66 9.5 A very well struck coin with minimal marks and hairlines. 65 9.4 A well struck coin with moderate marks and hairlines. 64 9.3 A coin with a good strike, but several obvious marks or hairlines and other miniscule imperfections. 63 9.2 A coin with a slightly weak or average strike that has moderate abrasions and hairlines of varying sizes. 62 9.1 A coin with a slightly weak or average strike that has no trace of wear, but more or larger abrasions. 61 9 A coin with an average strike and no trace of wear, but more marks and/or multiple large abrasions. 60 8.8 A coin showing slight wear on the highest points of the design. Full details visible. 58 8.5 A coin showing slight wear on less than 50% of the design. Full details visible. 55 8.3 A coin showing slight wear on more than 50% of the design. Full details except for very minor softness on the high points. 53 8 A coin showing slight wear on more than 50% of the design. Full details except for minor softness on the high points. 50 7.5 A coin with complete details, but minor wear on some of the high points. 45 7 A coin with complete details, but minor wear on most of the high points. 40 6.5 A coin with complete details, but wear on all of the high points. 35 6 A coin with nearly complete details, but moderate softness on the design areas. 30 5.5 A coin with nearly complete details, but more softness on the design areas. 25 5 A coin with moderate design detail, but letters and digits are sharp. 20 4.5 The recessed areas on this coin show slight softness, but letters and digits are sharp. 15 4 The recessed areas on this coin show more softness, but letters and digits are sharp. 12 3.5 This coin has wear throughout the design, and letters and digits show softness. 10 3 This coin has wear throughout the design, and letters and digits show more softness. 8 2.5 The peripheral letters and digits on this coin are full, and rims are sharp. 6 2 The peripheral letters and digits on this coin are nearly full, and rims exhibit wear. 4 1.5 Most letters and digits on this coin are readable, but rims are worn into the fields. 2 and 3 1 There will be just enough detail to identify the coin's date and type. The rims will be flat or nearly flat. 1
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