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Grading Canadian Coins

Learn how to grade your own Canadian coins.

Grading coins is very subjective. Even professional graders can dissagree. For new coin collectors the best way to learn is to compare your coins with coins that have been graded by a professional. Most new collectors tend to grade coins a bit higher.

Circulated Coins

AG-3 - About Good

  • Coin is mostly smooth, very heavy worn
  • Almost no detail
  • Lettering and Date almost unreadable
 Canadian 25 cent Silver coin in Almost Good Condition

G-4 - Good

  • Coin is heavy worn
  • All major outline shapes visible
  • Lettering and Date should be readable
  • Little central detail in the coin
 Canadian 25 cent Silver coin in Good Condition

VG-8 - Very Good

  • Coin is well worn
  • All major outline shapes clearly visible
  • Larger design details worn smooth
 Canadian 50 cent Silver coin in Very Good Condition

F-12 - Fine

  • Moderate to considerable even wear
  • All lettering should be fully readable
  • Original designs are recognizable
  • Coin lacks details and has some weakness
 Canadian 50 cent Silver coin in Fine Condition

VF-20 - Very Fine

  • Moderate wear on high points of the coin
  • All high parts have worn down
  • Lettering /Designs have lost sharpness
  • Original luster is virtually gone
 Canadian 50 cent Silver coin in Very Fine Condition

EF-40 - Extremely Fine

  • Light wear on high points of the coin
  • Still has excellent overall sharpness
  • Has original mint luster in protected areas
 Canadian 25 cent Silver coin in Extremely Fine Condition

AU-50 - About Uncirculated

  • Higher areas of the designs have traces of slight wear
  • Has excellent overall sharpness
  • Has at least half of the original mint luster
 Canadian 50 cent Silver coin in About Uncirculated Condition

Uncirculated Mintstate Coins

Canadian 1930 25 cent Silver coin in MS-64 Condition *coin shown graded MS64

MS-60 - Typical Mintstate

MS- 60 coins will often have slight bag marks, but still have full detail and lustre.
There would be no wear on the coins surface.

MS-63 - Choice Mintstate

MS-63 coin is most of the time a MS-65 coin that has slightly one too many hits.

MS-65 - Gem Mintstate

This coin will look almost perfect to the naked eye. Lustre will be much better than other lower Mintstate coins.

MS-66 - Gem Mintstate,
MS-67, MS-68, MS-69 - Superb Mintstate,
MS-70 - Perfect Mintstate,
SP-70 , PF-70 Perfect Specimen or Perfect Proof


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