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When grading silver coins in your collection, there are several things to understand about grading. The main coin grading organizations determine the value and collectability of the coins you collect and your collection, overall. The Sheldon Scale is a generally accepted numerical grading system that the main grading organizations use to grade coins. The scale ranges from the poorest rating of 1, (P1) to the perfect mint state of 70, (MS-70). This range includes the barely identifiable date and mintmark on a 1 rating, to the mint-state perfect, flawless, uncirculated rating of 70.

Most of the highly desirable collector coins will have a rating of MS-69 or MS-70, which are uncirculated specimens that appear perfect at 8X magnification. The numerical portion of the Sheldon scale is preceded with lettering abbreviations that will indicate P for poor, FR for fair, G for good, F for fine, VF for very fine, EF for extremely fine, AU for almost uncirculated, to MS for Mint State, which means uncirculated and almost perfect. The one thing you have to understand about coin collecting is that there are some situations where understanding the difference between heavily circulated, almost uncirculated and uncirculated can be misleading. Each of the grading categories go from the worst appearing to the best appearing coins and then start over again.

For example, uncirculated silver coins that are at the bottom level of the mint state category might be ugly in comparison to the top numerical rating of an uncirculated or AU coin. Since the AU coins run from 50 to 59, numerically, it is possible that AU-59 rated silver coins will look better than MS-60 or basal condition silver coins that are uncirculated. When you are buying proof coins, or any kind of coins, you want your collection to contain the highest graded specimens in each of these three categories.

In other words, you first need to determine whether your silver coins or the other coins in your collection are considered "circulated", "almost uncirculated" or "mint-state uncirculated". From there, the detailing and perfection is what affects the numerical rating and it is judged at 8X magnification, so they need to be without scuffs or any kinds of contact marks from coin counters or other damages.

Using the Sheldon Scale, The ANA (American Numismatics Association) Grading Standards are more detailed and they have a book that contains the grading of every type of coin. The NGC or Numismatic Guaranty Corporation offers a grading process that includes a minimum of three professional coin grading experts examining each coin in the database to assign a grade, using the Sheldon scale. The PCGS or the Professional Numismatists Guide is another grading service that has been rated a superior grading service and the ICG or Independent Coin Graders receive high marks on reliable grading of collector coins.

Before you purchase silver coins or start your collection, you need to understand the grading process to get the most valuable and most sought-after collector coins, whether they are silver, gold, or the older, rarer coins for investment purposes.

Mark Freeman is a long time coin collector and network marketing enthusiast. You can enjoy more of his work at his Success in Motion blog at http://www.successinmotion.ws and his Silver and Gold Explosion blog at http://www.silverandgoldexplosion.com.

Mark is an independent marketing representative for the network marketing company The Numis Network.

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