The Coin Grading Service

Frequently Asked Questions

What is coin grading?

The assessment of the grade of preservation of the coin in other words how much wear the coins has.

Do you grade non English \ British Coins?

Our grading standards and bench mark coin set was designed around English milled coins and this is our primary expertise. We will grade and encapsulate Scottish Milled Coins, and other British Commonwealth coins. Our grading system is on a 1-100 scale not the 1 – 70 Sheldon Scale used for USA coins and popular for Canadian coins also, so we recommend one of the US based grading companies for the all North American.

How do I know my coins are suitable for grading?

By definition all coins can be graded so this question becomes a financial one, namely why should I pay to have my coins graded. The service provides authentication, attribution, long term protection by encapsulation, and a numeric grade allowing it to be compared to other coins and to serve as an aid to valuation.

Why are you not grading on the Sheldon G1 - MS70 scale?

This scale was originally designed by Sheldon as an aid to comparing the likely commercial value of early US copper cents in various grades, and although well established in the USA it has little relevance to English Coinage. The universal 1 – 100 percentage style scale seemed more logical to us. The traditional grades of VG, F VF and EF Unc naturally fit into a percentage scale also as 0 – 19 VG, 20 – 39 FINE, 40 – 59 VF, 60 – 79 EF, 80- 100 Unc.

Are all coins submitted grade-able?

Every coin we received is assessed if a coin is a forgery, repaired, tooled, artificially enhanced, or damaged it will not get into a CGS -UK capsule and returned assessed but not encapsulated.

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