Choice
Choice, used in coin descriptions, is a grade modifier used to indicate a particularly nice coin for the grade. Choice usually indicates a well centered and well struck coin.
Choice Unc Short for Choice Uncirculated.
Choice Uncirculated An Uncirculated coin grading MS-63 or MS-64.
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Choice Mint (MS-63)
Generally speaking, this can be thought of as a nice example of Mint State coin which does not meet the strict quality requirements of an MS-65.
Choice Prooflike Mint State
Only Mint State Specimen Certified by PCGS
A Landmark in the $20 Series ...
Choice Very Fine (VF-30) - Light even wear on the surface and highest parts of the design. All lettering and major features are sharp.
Choice Very Fine-30 (VF30): This coin shows light even wear on the surface and on the highest parts of the design. All the lettering and features are sharp and clear.
Choice Uncirculated: equal to Mint State 63 on a scale of 1 to 70.
chopmark: the small mark punched onto coins (usually Trade Dollars) by Asian merchants who "certified" the coins authenticity and value.
Choice BU - A term used to describe a nice, uncirculated coin - perhaps the equivalent numerical grade of MS-62 to MS-64.
Choice Unc - Abbreviation for Choice Uncirculated.
Choice - An adjective used to describe an especially select specimen of a given grade. Thus, Choice EF-45 represents and especially select Extremely Fine coin (normal or typical Extremely Fine being EF-40).
Choice Extremely Fine (Extremely Fine-45)
Less wear will show than on a coin graded Extremely Fine-40, especially on the cheek of Liberty, below the eye of Liberty and on the wing tips.
Choice
A subjective term used to describe a particularly nice example of a coin. It is not a recognized term for grading a coin.
Chop Mark ...
choice
A term to describe an especially attractive example of a particular grade.
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Choice Uncirculated - A grade sometimes used to refer to an Uncirculated coin that's slightly better than most, ie with fewer bag marks and strongly struck.
Choice Uncirculated (Choice Unc)
Un Uncirculated coin grading MS-63 or MS-64.
circulated ...
Choice Uncirculated - A grade. A coin is Uncirculated if it has never been in circulation and is without wear.
CHOICE BU
An uncirculated coin with above average strike and lustre, and fewer abrasions or bag marks that usual. Official standards associate this adjective with the Sheldon numerical grade MS-65.
Choice
An adjective which the A.N.A. applies to coins of MS-65 or Proof-65 grade. Many dealers apply the term to the MS/Proof-63 coins, and call MS/Proof-65 coins "Gem".
Choice Unc ...
More Choices For Coin Collecting Storage
If you have coins which need extra protection or you'd just like to display your coins in an attractive container, you have numerous options to choose from.
CHU = Choice Uncirculated
SILVER COINS :Still fairly well struck but small details of the design, especially on the high points, may not be fully formed. Lack of such detail must not be confused with wear.
AU-58 (Choice About Uncirculated) - very choice about uncirculated: just traces of wear on a coin with nearly full luster and no major detracting contact marks ...
XF-45 (Choice Extremely Fine) - Legends and devices are clear and sharp, with slight wear on the high points, and great eye appeal.
Choice BU - click Photo for enlargement
About Uncirculated ("AU") - Small trace of wear visible on the highest points of the design elements (for example the shoulder of the eagle on a Peace Dollar).
Choice Very Fine (VF-30)
Lightly worn, especially on the highest points, but all lettering and details are sharp.
Extra/Extremely Fine (XF/EF-40) ...
Choice (3)
Prior to 1987, Choice was equated by the ANA to a coin grading 65 on a 70 point scale. Simultaneously, other coin market activists equated Choice to 63 or 64 on a 70 point scale.
Choice Extremely Fine - 45. Abbreviation: EF-45 Only light overall wear on the highest points of the coin's design. All details of the coin's design are very sharp.
"Choice Extremely Fine, nearly About Uncirculated." Ex - Cogan's sale of April 1863 - Charles Ira Bushnell, Lorin G. Parmelee, H.P. Smith - George H. Earle - Carl Wurtzbach - Virgil M. Brand - Belden Roach - Will W. Neil - F.
His choice of tractor to restore was not one that collectors find so easily in the U.S. : a 30 HP Landini. "My Landini was built in 1955.
Our choice of dates.
Austrian Philharmonic Gold Coins
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated, 1 oz.... $1,899.50
1899.50:: ...
Your choices in coin holders include but aren't limited to the following, in order of estimated popularity:
2x2s ...
Among choices are collecting the notes from one state, perhaps Bavaria or Brandenburg. One note from each town would be a beginning.
1979-P Choice BU Narrow Rim (Far date) Type. Note this is a space related coin with Eagle over moon on reverse. (See background image this page.) $3.35
1979-P BU MS-64-65 Wide Rim Type (Near date). $80.25 ...
Have choices. Some collectors go to a show to look for one coin. That one coin may not be available at the show you are attending.
The term "choice" in front of a given condition denotes a blemish free surface.
Personal Choice
In parts the dates and coins we have chosen to represent each other are somewhat arbitrary, or chosen from personal preference.
And Glenn's choice.
And from Patricia Lawrence, who probably know more about the art of ancient coins than anyone, this AE 27 of Septimius Severus from Nicopolis ad Istrum.
Collector's Choice - a site where you can find almost anything you may want to collect, including various militaria, coins, knicknacks, cards, and other odds and ends ...
Have some choices in mind-Some collectors go to a show looking for only a particular type of coin. That particular coin may not be available at the coin show you are attending. Try to have a few choices in mind as you attend the show.
Understanding choice by individuals and groups is thus central in economics.
We have had the choice to use a more detailed authentic peace dollar instead for this example as there are still plenty available, but for comparing this coin we have chosen this peace dollar instead to present a better comparison for our visitors.
"It is artistic choice in the majority of instances," White said by phone from his office in Washington, D.C.
R2550 3171 Philip I: AR 24 Antoninianus
$95.00
Obv. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG Rad. & dr.bust r.
Rev. ADVENTVS AVG Emperor riding l.
4.92 g
RIC 26b choice EF ...
Least of all the choices is a denarius from Rome with the same reverse as the Alexandria mint coin in the first photo. The condition is about the same as the 'MANENTI' coin but it is a more common type.
BMC 2.1
Herakles - Choice Greek Bronze. PALLAS. Text
BMC 2
Herakles - THESSALY. Nice Portrait. Text ...
The motives of the choice by a city of its coin-types became, as time went on, more various and complex.
At first he proposed but two: Choice and Gem. Apostles, like Q. David Bowers, hoped to affix a third: Select. However, Select failed to adhere. Then, when God's adjectives proved inadequate, a numbering system was devised.
However, the coin matches the marquee, a © mark is the author’s choice and the coin is still on stage ten years later. Therefore we have no hard evidence that the coin is / was an error as the term is currently used in these guides.
This grade is nearly in the "choice" or MS63 category, but there is usually one thing that keeps it from a higher grader. Expect to find excessive marks or an extremely poor strike or dark and unattractive toning.
And they made choice of me for that employment; and I chose my friend, Robert Sanderson, to be my partner, to which the Court consented." Hull stated the shilling was to be sterling fineness, which was defined as 11 oz. 2 dwt.
The Carter presidency: Policy choices in the post-New Deal era University Press of Kansas. 1998.
Andrew R. Flint; "Jimmy Carter: The Re-emergence of Faith-Based Politics and the Abortion Rights Issue" Presidential Studies Quarterly. Volume: 35.
All the choicest epithets of abuse were showered upon him; few men in our history have been more fiercely berated and reviled. His term of service in the senate was to expire on 3 March 1809.
Lacking a solution, Congress ignored the problem for decades, but actually their choices were limited. Constantly adjusting the metal content of the coins as prices fluctuated was not an option, as coins of varying weights could not compete.
I like grades of New to Choice New. Later, you can expand your type set. If you live in a state in which many varieties of national bank notes were once issued, you might try to acquire notes from as many different banks as possible.
1847-O Half Eagle, Choice XF
I've been raving about the value of this date for years and still the 1847-O half eagle doesn't command the respect it deserves.
One of the most common half eagles struck at the Dahlonega Mint in terms of number of coins known, but in high grade (Choice About Uncirculated or better) it becomes a rare coin.
A second group of dealers consists of smaller numismatic concerns that offer choice U.S. coins. While lacking many of the conveniences of the larger companies, these dealers can also be an excellent source for coins.
This year two of our own coins have been nominated in the "people's choice" category. They are competing amongst other coin designs from China, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Canada, US, Austria, Russia, Japan, Denmark, France, The UK and Finland.
A choice brown XF with limited marks and good strike is a tough find for any date in the entire series. In many cases, the true value is greatly depressed by a large amount of MS pieces, possibly from rolls.
The coins were graded as Choice Extremely Fine, Choice BU and Gem BU. The owner of these coins was an experienced collector and a skilled grader. In my opinion, all the coins were correctly graded using the terms and measures of the time.
A multitude of choices are available when it comes to coin holders. This includes Envelopes, Fold & Staple Holders as well as the popular Coin Flips.
Saying that he was a schoolmaster by choice and a politician by accident he sought to unite the many tribes and garner support for a move to independence. His efforts paid off and he was soon elected the first president of Tanzania.
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