Helpful fact - German coin grading
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AMERICAN NUMERICAL GRADE / GERMAN EQUIVALENT
GOOD------ G-4 to G-6------- no equivalent
VERY GOOD ---VG-7 to VG-11------ no equivalent
FINE------- F-12 to F-19 -----schön or "s"
VERY FINE------ VF-20 to VF-39------ sehr schön or "ss"
EXTREMELY FINE------ EF-40 to EF-49----- vörzuglich or "vz"
ABOUT UNCIRCULATED------- AU-50 to AU-59------ vast stempelglanz or "vz-st"
UNCIRCULATED----------- MS-60 to MS-62-------- bankfrisch or "bf"
CHOICE UNCIRCULATED------- MS-63------- stempelglanz or "st"
SELECT UNCIRCULATED-------- MS-64------- stempelglanz or "st"
GEM UNCIRCULATED------ MS-65 to MS-66------- erstabschlag or "ea"
SUPERB UNCIRCULATED----- MS-67 to MS-70---- erstabschlag or "ea"
This cart info was collected from Ron Guth
I hope it is helpful.
GOOD------ G-4 to G-6------- no equivalent
VERY GOOD ---VG-7 to VG-11------ no equivalent
FINE------- F-12 to F-19 -----schön or "s"
VERY FINE------ VF-20 to VF-39------ sehr schön or "ss"
EXTREMELY FINE------ EF-40 to EF-49----- vörzuglich or "vz"
ABOUT UNCIRCULATED------- AU-50 to AU-59------ vast stempelglanz or "vz-st"
UNCIRCULATED----------- MS-60 to MS-62-------- bankfrisch or "bf"
CHOICE UNCIRCULATED------- MS-63------- stempelglanz or "st"
SELECT UNCIRCULATED-------- MS-64------- stempelglanz or "st"
GEM UNCIRCULATED------ MS-65 to MS-66------- erstabschlag or "ea"
SUPERB UNCIRCULATED----- MS-67 to MS-70---- erstabschlag or "ea"
This cart info was collected from Ron Guth
I hope it is helpful. 0
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However I just ran into a coin that is graded as ZFR (Zeer Fraai?), any ideas on what this grade would mean?
thanks in advance
One correction and addition though: On AU/vz-st it's "fast stempelglanz" (not "vast"). And "fast" is a useful word to know as it is not just used on that grade. It means "almost" and is tacked onto other grades denoting a grade minus (fast sehr schön = almost VF = VF-).
Also, on ebay and in common usage a lot of people just say stempelglanz, skipping bankfrisch as a hard grade. Erstabschlag is literally "first strike", so technically it is more like a specimen. Another is proof = polierte platte.
ZFR or Zeer Fraai is Dutch for VF, very fine. While we're at it, the Dutch spectrum: VG/ZG/zeer goed, F/Fr/fraai, VF/ZF/ZFR/zeer fraai, XF/PR/prachtig, UNC/FDC/fleur de coin or ongecirculeerd (FDC usually refers more to mint sets or Gem UNC). Another commonly seen Dutch word, "mooie" means "beautiful".. not a technical grading point.
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<< <i>Another commonly seen Dutch word, "mooie" means "beautiful" >>
I would never have guessed that mooie means that, since its a bad thing to say about something in the US