PMScoggin's Coin Album
Grade: Mint State 61 (MS-61 ) ANA Description: Mint luster may be diminished or noticeably impaired, and the surface has clusters of small contact marks throughout. Hairlines could be very noticeable. Scuff-marks may show as unattractive patches on large areas or major features. Small rim nicks, striking or planchet defects may show, and the quality may be noticeably poor. Eye appeal is unattractive. PCGS Description: No wear, with average or weak strike. Multiple heavy marks or hairlines allowed.
Grade: Mint State 64 (MS-64 ) ANA Description: Coin has good, overall average luster and even strike for the type. Several small contact marks in groups, as well as one or two moderately heavy marks may be present. One or two small patches of hairlines may show under low, (3-4x) magnification. Noticeable, light, scuff marks or defects may be seen within the design or in the field. Attractive overall quality with a pleasing eye appeal. PCGS Description: Average or better strike with scattered marks or hairlines, though none severe.
Grade: Mint State 66 (MS-66) ANA Description: Coin has a sharp strike with full original luster, with no more than four, lightly-scattered, contact marks or flaws. No hairlines or scuff marks show. Eye appeal is exceptional. PCGS Description: Only the slightest weakness in strike with a few tiny imperfections barely visible.
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Grade: Almost Good 03 (AG-03 ) ANA Description: Very heavily worn, with portions of the lettering, date, and legends worn smooth. The date is barely readable. Rims merge into the lettering. PCGS Description: Rims worn into tops of lettering but most lettering remains readable.
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Grade: Extremely (Extra) Fine 40 (EX-40). ANA Description: Overall sharpness. Light wear seen at the highest points of the coin. Details of the coin are sharp. Traces of mint luster may show. PCGS Description: All design elements still show, but high points now worn flat. Little to no luster remains.
Grade: Almost Uncirculated 50 (AU-50) ANA Description: Traces of wear at the highest points of the coin. At least half of the original mint luster remains. PCGS Description: Trace of wear now seen on higher points of design. Bits of luster may remain.
Grade: Fair 02 (FR-02 ) ANA Description: Most of the design details are worn completely smooth. Much of the legend and date are merged into the field. Rims are flat or missing. May have serious nicks, dents, and defects. PCGS Description: Entire coin is worn flat, with only traces of peripheral lettering still visible.
Grade: Almost Uncirculated 53 (AU-53) ANA Description: N/A. PCGS Description: Slight flatness and loss of luster visible on high points of design. Some luster remains.
Grade: Almost Uncirculated 58 (AU-58 ) ANA Description: Almost all of the original mint luster remains. PCGS Description: Only the slightest friction on the highest points. Virtually full luster.
Grade: Mint State 65 (MS-65 ) ANA Description: Coin shows an attractive high quality of luster and strike for the date and originating mint. A few, small, scattered, contact marks, or two larger marks may be present, and one or two small patches of hairlines may show under (5x+) magnification. Noticeable, light, scuff marks may show on the highest points of the design features. Overall quality is above average and eye appeal is very pleasing. PCGS Description: Above average strike with minor marks or hairlines, mostly out of focal areas.
Grade: Mint State 62 (MS-62 ) ANA Description: Impaired or dull luster may be evident. Clusters of small marks may be present throughout with a few large marks or bag nicks in prime focal areas. Hairlines may be very noticeable. Large unattractive scuff-marks might be seen on major features. The strike, rim and planchet quality may be noticeably below average. Overall eye-appeal is generally acceptable. PCGS Description: No wear, with average or below average strike. Numerous marks or hairlines.
Grade: Mint State 63 (MS-63 ) ANA Description: Mint luster may be slightly impaired. Numerous small contact marks, and a few scattered, heavy marks may be seen. Small hairlines are visible without magnification. Several detracting scuff marks or defects may be present throughout the design or in the fields. The general quality is average, but overall, the coin is rather attractive. PCGS Description: Average or slightly weak strike with moderate marks or hairlines.
A Superb Gem displaying attractive rainbow toning on both the obverse and reverse. Only seven graded higher.
A nicely struck Superb Gem displaying iridescent toning on both the obverse and reverse.
A beautiful, all-white Superb Gem with only six graded numerically higher (1 in MS67+)
An all-white Gem Mint with 15 graded numerically higher (7 in MS67+). Wanted: Upgrade to MS68.
Grade: Mint State 68 (MS-68) ANA Description: Coin has a sharp strike with full original luster, with no more than four, lightly-scattered, contact marks or flaws. No hairlines or scuff marks show. Eye appeal is exceptional. PCGS Description: Only the slightest weakness in strike with a few tiny imperfections barely visible. Wanted: 2014-D Silver 50C (Coin # 530179) in MS68
An all-white, near-perfect Superb Gem with a population of 36 and none graded higher.
An all-white Superb Gem with only 3 graded numerically higher (2 in MS67+)
A nicely-stuck, all-white Superb Gem with none graded numerically higher (one in MS-67+)
An all-white Gem Mint exemplar with none graded numerically higher (2 in MS67+).
An all-white Superb Gem with only 8 graded numerically higher (1 in MS67+)
