EXTRA FINE
XF for EXTRA FINE OR EF for EXTREMELY FINE
(the two initials are interchangeable) ...
Extra Fine: a well-preserved coin with a grade range from 40 to 49 on a grading scale of 1 to 70.
Extremely Fine: same as Extra Fine.
eye appeal: the visual aspects of a coin. Coins with nice eye appeal are worth a premium.
Extra Fine - Alternate term for Extremely Fine.
Extremely Fine - Term for the grades EF40 and EF45.
EF = Extra Fine Light overall wear on the high points of the design now easily visible with the naked eye. Expressed in percent, this would not amount to more than 10%. Care must be taken not to mistake a weakly struck UNC coin for EF.
Extra Fine - 40-45 on the Sheldon grading scale.
Edge
The edge of the coin, it can be plain, reeded or lettered.
Extra Fine - LIBERTY and all other details will be sharp with just slight wear on the ends of the ribbons
There are many grades above the XF condition as well, but these are the average grades.
Cent in Extra Fine condition
Cent in Very Fine condition
The issues of toning and cleaning are also key in evaluating Draped Bust coins.
EF (Extremely or Extra Fine)
The grade of a coin that is lightly worn with sharp and well defined features. Also recognized as XF.
Electrotype ...
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.
Example, a coin might be very fine condition on the obverse and extra fine on the reverse. Spit grade coins occur often. However, many coin dealers will list and sell/buy such a coin at the lower of the two grades.
Extremely Fine or Extra Fine (EF or XF)Under magnification, these coins show only the slightest amount of wear in addition to slight bag marks.
The 1834-38 Philadelphia half-eagles retail just $390 in Very Fine, $550-$585 in Extra Fine.
This evolved for a time to the letter grading system of Basal State (almost never abbreviated), Fair (Fr), Almost Good (AG), Good (G), Very Good (VG), Fine (F), Very Fine (VF), Extra Fine (EF or XF), Almost Uncirculated (AU), ...
1802/1 SILVER DOLLAR, HERALDIC EAGLE REVERSE SILVER DOLLAR, Draped Bust Type, ANACS XF-45 (Choice Extra Fine), B-3 (BB-234), (H-3), nice dark patina, the sought over-date, Wide overdate, with the most space between 8 and 0.
1) US Gold Coin: $10 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle (Extremely or Extra Fine)
2) US Gold Coin: $10 Liberty (Brilliant Uncirculated)
3) US Gold Coin: $5 Liberty Half-Eagle Without or With "In God We Trust" Motto (Brilliant Uncirculated)
4) Commemorative ...
00 Dollar Indian Gold, Extra Fine Condition
In January 1914, with Europe on the brink of war and the United States in the throes of a depression, Henry Ford announced that he was doubling his workers' pay from $2.
One example sold in 1973 by dealer Art Kagin for $46,000. The coin was graded extra fine because of a scratch on the reverse and a planchet flaw. In 1988, Superior Auctions sold this coin for $64,000 and it was graded Proof 60.
Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, Fine, Very Fine, Extra Fine, Uncirculated.
The first three are to be avoided as unreadable for an exhibit like this. The last two are usually avoided as being too expensive and unnecessary for an educational exhibit.
Honest mistakes do happen. just because you ordered a coin in Extra Fine condition and it arrived in corroded, About Poor condition does not mean the dealer is intentionally trying to cheat you.
EF stands for extremely fine which means that the coin will show only slight wear on the highest points of the coin. XF means that the coin has extra fine quality, while F stands for fine.
Notes with a few light folds but still crisp with bright colors are considered Extra Fine or XF. Notes with evidence of circulation and several folds with little crispness remaining are Very Fine or VF.
But this 1,800-year-old Roman coin in extra fine condition typically costs just $25, about half of what a common-date large cent costs in the same condition. You can find smaller fourth century AD Constantinian bronzes in this condition for $10.
EAC, eagle, ear, Early American Coppers (Club), early strike, edge, edge device, electrotype, elements, Eliasberg, emission sequence, engraver, envelope toning, environmental damage, eroded die, errors, essai, exergue, expert, Extra Fine, ...
The most common understanding of proof is that the flat background of the coins have a highly polished mirror like finish, were as the raised parts of the design have a matt finish. Proof sovereigns make ideal gifts due to the extra fine finish and ...
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