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.
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
Acronym 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.
AG-3 (About Good) - heavily worn; date may be barely discernable, although some spots may be worn out.
The grade AG-3. The grade for a coin that is just below good. On an About Good coin, only the main features of it are present. Date, mintmark, peripheral lettering, or other features sometimes are partially worn away.
About Uncirculated ...
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.
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 (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 ...
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) ...
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.
(US: AG-3)
Fair: Date, legends and denomination (if any) legible, type recognisable. Very little detail visible. (US: VG-8)
Good (G): (A US grade, better described as Mediocre) Inscriptions and date considerably worn but legible.
Circulated Grades (AG-3 to AU-58)
Very Choice About Uncirculated - 58. Abbreviation: AU-58 The barest trace of wear may be seen on one or more of the high points of the coin's design.
Plugged 1802 dollar, plug below the "ER" in LIBERTY, graded Fine details Net AG-3 by ANACS.
There are lots of things that can happen to a coin over time, some good (toning), some not. Plugging isn't the only way Bust dollars turn ugly.
Draped Bust ...
Budget Recommendations: Build a type set or date set with the early issues 1793-1814 in G-4 to VG-8 grade and the later issues 1816-1857 in F-12 to VF-20 preservation. Such rare dates as 1793 and 1799 may be obtained in AG-3 grade, ...
Grading Guide, the definitive standard for coin grading, it contains over 1,000 high quality coin images of all U.S. coin types minted by the U. S. Mint since 1793. Pictures are included for all base grades from AG-3 to Unc.
Average circulation for Barber Halves means they are all in AG-3 or so while average circulation for Franklin Halves would indicate they should be a higher grade as they are less worn. Be wary of these descriptions.
The other two examples are both graded AG-3 in the same listing. Off the market since 1941, this coin has not been sold at public auction since the June 1890 sale of the Lorin Parmelee collection, ...
* If you receive a coin that's AG-3, that's the equivalent of writing your paper that morning: it's passable, but with defects (heavily worn, date may not be visible).
* Remember split grades?
 See also: Coin, Grade, Grading, Circulated, Worn
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