About Good The grade AG-3. The grade of a coin that falls short of Good. Only the main features of the coin are present in this grade. Peripheral lettering, date, stars, etc. sometimes are partially worn away.
About Good (AG) A grading term used to describe a heavily worn coin or banknote. About Uncirculated (AU) A greding term used to describe a coin or banknote.
about good - one of the lowest grades in most grading standard books. Typically an about good coin is a very worn coin with some outline of the design and a readable date. Falls below below the grade of good. Sometimes abbreviated as AG.
About Good - The grade AG-3. The grade for a coin that is just below good. On an About Good coin, only its main features are present. The date, mintmark, peripheral lettering, or other features are sometimes partially worn away.
About Good (AG-3) - Very heavily worn with portions of lettering, date and legends worn smooth. The date may be barely readable.
Good (G-4) - Heavily worn with design visible but faint in areas. Many details are flat.
About Good: a grading term for a coin that is so badly worn that you can barely recognize the type and date.
About Uncirculated: a grading term used to describe a coin that is nearly new.
about good or AG- According the the Sheldon scale grading standard, this is one of the lowest grades a coin can merit. The grade, date and designs will be present but worn and hard to read. Usually consistent with coins prior to 1950.
About Good
One of the lowest coin grades in the coin grading scale. Only the main features of the coin are present in this condition. Peripheral lettering, date, stars, etc. sometimes are partially worn away.
About Uncirculated ...
About Good-3 (AG3): This coin is flat with little detail remaining and with the rims worn down into the lettering.
Good-4 (G4): A heavily worn coin with flat details but with intact rims.
About Good
Very heavily worn with lettering, details, and dates worn smooth. The date may not be visible at all. This is the worst possible condition of a coin, and is worst coin grading given to a coin.
About Good ("AG") - Very heavily worn, parts of the design are gone, dates may be gone or only partially readable. AG3 on the Sheldon scale.
Basal State - Identified as a coin, but not able to identify much more than that.
About Good (AG-3)
This is a very heavily worn coin with portions of the lettering, date and legends being worn smooth and the date may be barely readable.
Fair / Poor ...
AG-3 (About Good) - Type and date are discernable, although some spots may be worn out. Some lettering should be apparent, if not necessarily readable.
AG-3 (About Good) - heavily worn; date may be barely discernable, although some spots may be worn out.
About Good
AG
AG grade coins have a outlined design and parts of date and legend worn smooth.
About Good
Net Grading
Net grading is a term used when referring to coins that have problems. For example, a coin might have XF wear, but have been scratched, corroded, cleaned, etc.
About Good (AG-3)
Obverse: Design is outlined but almost all details are worn away. Motto IN GOD WE TRUST only partially readable, but date is legible. Reverse: Rim will be worn down into the letters.
3. About Good-3. Purchased unattributed by Rod Burress early in 1999 and sold later the same year to Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"Penny Whimsy" by Dr. William H. Sheldon ...
AG (About Good)
The grade of a coin showing very heavy wear, barely recognizable as to date and type.
Album ...
1876, About Good, $15.00; Good, $30.00
1878, Fair, micro-porous surfaces, Good sells for $30.00, ours just, $10.50 ...
Almost/About Good (AG-3)
This is the bare minimum for a collectible coin. It is worn down and may be badly scratched and discolored, but you can make out the date and lettering.
Good (G-4) ...
AG - Same as "About good".
album friction or slide markings - see friction.
alloy - a mixture of two or more metals melted into one compound.
Circulated coins, at the time of this writing in 1993, consisted of the following grades: Poor, Fair, About Good, Good, Very Good, Fine, Very Fine, Extremely Fine (sometimes Extra Fine), and About Uncirculated.
AG (AG3) About Good. Grade. ANA American Numismatic Association. Collector and dealer organization. ANACS (originally) American Numismatic Association Certification Service. Grading service.
The ANA scale measures - or grades - coins from "About Good - 3" to "Perfect Uncirculated - 70". hairlines tiny lines or scratches on coins, usually caused by cleaning or polishing.
numerical system from About Good-3 to Perfect Uncirculated-70.
hairlines - A series of minute lines or scratches, usually visible in the field of a coin, sometimes caused by cleaning or polishing.
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) scale measures - or grades - coins from "About Good - 3" to "Perfect Uncirculated -70".
hairlines:
tiny lines or scratches on coins, usually caused by cleaning or polishing.
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AG-3 This is for "About Good" (the grade) and "3" (the corresponding numerical designation). Most of the lettering on the coin is readable, but there is moderately heavy wear into the rims.
About Good. A remainder note, not filled in. Very well used, or rather mishandled, as the note was not issued. Heavily soiled with numerous heavy creases.
Grade - The condition or amount of wear that a coin has received. The ANA scale measures or grades coins from About Good-3 to Perfect Uncirculated-70.
Hairlines - Minute lines or scratches on coins, usually caused by cleaning or polishing.
Common grade terms, from worst to best, are About Good (AG), Good (G), Very Good (VG), Fine (F), Very Fine (VF), Extra/Extremely Fine (EF), Almost Uncirculated (AU), Uncirculated (UNC), and Brilliant Uncirculated (BU).
For example: A 1900 Barber quarter in "Average Circulated" Most likely will grade About Good, whereas a 1955 Washington quarter in "Average Circulated" most likely will be in Fine or Very Fine condition.
However, if you just want one or two for your collection look for Capped Bust Half Dimes dated 1929-1937 in the grades of about good, good and very good or better. You should be able to find a nice specimen for your collection in the $25.
Grade: Rating which indicates how much a coin has worn from circulation. The American Numismatic Association (ANA) scale measures - or grades - coins from "About Good - 3" to "Perfect Uncirculated -70".
"Most of the antique and collectible dealers are not business people," he said. "It's more about a game to see how much they can sell things for than about good business practices." ...
Grades for circulated coins will vary. AU (about "uncirculated"), EF (extremely fine), VF (very fine), F (fine), VG (very good), G (good), AG (about good), F-2 (fair) and P (poor) are used as indication of how much a coin is worth.
And remember, there are PLENTY of Liberty Cap large cents out there in the REALLY low grades of Poor through About Good. Many collectors settle for these grades, because this is your best chance of obtaining a Liberty Cap large cent for $50-$100.
Each silver dollar may or may not be uncirculated. Rarer silver dollars in Extremely Fine or About Uncirculated may be worth a higher price for the whole collection, even if several coins are in About Good condition.
 See also: Grade, Coin, Mint, Circulated, Uncirculated
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