FAIR (FR)
FAIR means a coin so worn that even the largest major details (such as the portrait) blur into the flan.
ANA World's Fair of Money Approaching
I just received Chuck D'Ambra's newsletter and learned that the ANA will be holding their annual World's Fair of Money show. Here are the details.
1863 penny in fair cond
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The World Money Fair is an international bourse of coins. A bourse is where dealers, collectors and the public to buy, sell and trade coins.
Fair: a grading term for a coin that is so worn that it is barely identifiable as to type.
fake: a counterfeit coin meant to deceive.
fantasy: a coin that has nothing to do with reality.
Fair - The grade FR-2.
Fake - A counterfeit or altered coin.
Fantasy - An object having the physical characteristics of a coin, ...
Fair-2 or FR-2 (Fair) - Type and date are barely discernable, but otherwise the coin is damaged or extremely worn.
Fair (Fair) - You can identify the coin as to its type.
There may be holes, it might be bent, or it might just have a LOT of honest wear. You may or may not see the date depending on the type and the nature of the wear.
Fair The adjective corresponding to the grade FR-2. In this grade, there is heavy wear with the lettering, devices, and date partially visible. See also FR-2.
fake Slang for a counterfeit or altered coin.
fair - A heavily worn coin. Date may be only partially visible. F-2 is one of the lowest grades on the scale of 1-70 (70 being flawless).
Fair-2 (FR2): Just slightly more detail than PO-1. Much of the lettering and detail will be worn away
About Good-3 (AG3): This coin is flat with little detail remaining and with the rims worn down into the lettering.
Fair Market Value and Price Guides
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Fair / Poor
A coin in either "Fair" or "Poor" condition is basically just a slick round piece of metal with a faint outline of some shape which might be a nose, ear, or maybe just a ding in the metal.
Split Grades ...
Fair - A grade, see the grading page
Fantasy - Usually a representation of a rare or never issued coin.
fair
A grade consistent with heavy wear. Devices are usually partially visible.
fake ...
Fair - A grade where the coin has seen much wear and it is only just discernible what the coin is. Collectors usually stay away from this grade unless the coin or note is especially rare or expensive.
Fr = Fair Wear is now about 86% - 95%, and in some places, the design may be fully worn away. Coins of this type are rarely collected as they are fairly unattractive.
Fair
With a coin that has been graded as fair you can identify the coin as to it's type.
Basal State ...
Fair to Average Circulated. $5.00 each.
1853, Good+ arrows at date. $20.00
1857-P, Good+. Arrows Removed, Legend Obverse Type, $20.75 ...
Fair compensation for goods produced as well as fair and accurate statement of the weight and volume of items to be purchased have been critical to our ability to provide for ourselves and our families.
Fair: A very worn piece. May be bent or corroded as well. Poor: An excessively worn and highly undesirable piece unless it is of the greatest rarity, in which case it may serve as a temporary space-filler.
Fair
A term used in grading to indicate that a coin is badly worn, almost to the point where it is barely identifiable.
Fasces ...
fr - Fair (UK 'Mediocre')
Major devices partially indicated. With luck, portraits will be recognizable by veteran collectors.This reverse example is a bit too good for this grade; they get much worse! ...
Poor, Fair, Good, Very Good, Fine, Very Fine, Extremely Fine, Almost Uncirculated, Uncirculated, Mint State.
To be fair, collectors have legitimate cause for being concerned about some toned coins. In his video How to Tell Artificial Toning on Coins, available for loan from the American Numismatic Association, Campbell says the following are AT tip-offs: ...
Sadly, a fair number of Americans do not even recognize some of our currency. Next time you go to your local fast food restaurant or department store, give the clerk a half dollar or a dollar coin and pay close attention to the reaction you get.
Still, it's fair to say that in late 18th and early 19th century, all of America had Anne Bingham in their pockets and purses.
Half dime
Cent ...
Sydney Coin Fair Silver Proof Continuous Reeding
2,501
Waltzing Matilda Centenary ...
Acronym for Fair.
Franklin half-dollar
The half-dollar struck from 1948 until 1963 designed by John Sinnock. The coin featured Ben Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse.
Bacchus "ever fair and ever young" is generally represented in sculpture and on coins without beard, crowned with vine leaves. He holds the thyrsus (see the word) in one hand, and a bunch of grapes in the other.
FR stands for fair which means that coin is a little bit better than the worst state. It is nearly the worst of the coin grades, and it indicates very little is discernable on the coin, but the type of coin it was can be determined.
President of the fair was Major General William S. Rosecrans, who after his defeat at Chickamauga, was relegated to less strategic duties (in 1864 he would also serve as president of the Mississippi Valley Sanitary Fair in St.
Fair: Date and denomination legible, type recognisable. Very little detail visible. This is an example of a 'Fair' penny
Good (G): (sometimes Mediocre) Inscriptions and date considerably worn but legible.
Flavian Logic - Good, eclectic dealer with very fair prices. One of the first dealers I bought from and I have always been satisfied.
Tom Vossen - Very fair pricing and the coins are often uncommon.
B. P.
'We have at length the consent of all the Cities and Provinces, and have adjusted and agreed upon every article, word, syllable, letter and point in the Treaty of Commerce, and Clerks are employed in making out fair copies for signature, ...
The key point being, that the buyer needs to know about anything that was done to the coin in order to make a fair judgment when making a purchase decision. replica - a coin copy or reproduction. Sometimes called a copy of facsimile.
Hull also mentioned the results of these meetings reporting: "they had fair promises of a full grant to their whole desire in the country's [Massachusetts Bay] behalf.
Fair - 2 Slightly less wear than Poor. Rims are blending with
the fields. Many of the design elements are completely worn
away.
Almost Good - 3 Less wear than Fair, rims may be full in spots.
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), ...
Coffeehouses produced a fair number of tokens at this time, a reflection of their increasing importance in the leisure activities of the period. Coffeehouses were much more than simply places where coffee was consumed.
Circulated coins, at the time of this writing in 1995, consisted of the following grades: Poor, Fair, About Good, Good, Very Good, Fine, Very Fine, Extremely Fine (sometimes Extra Fine), and About Uncirculated.
But it is still fair to suppose that where other elements-machinery, alloy, weight, fabric, working conditions-remain unchanged, the number of dies represented in the surviving sample provides an index to the original number actually used.
Twice a year the ANA hosts huge gatherings of coin collectors: the National Money Show and the ANA World's Fair of Money (July 31-August 4, 2002, in New York City).
He initiated long over due land reform that called for a fair redistribution of lands, a life long goal of his fulfilled.
Condition or Grade - POOR - FAIR, GOOD, VERY-GOOD, FINE, VERY-FINE, EXTREMELY-FINE and ABOUT UNCIRCULATED - terms describing the degree of wear or circulation a coin has experienced.
We are committed to offering only properly graded coins at fair prices. We can also fill your need - please send us your want list. We represent clients at auction (all series - not just Indian Cents) for 5%.
(I am not sure what a fair price is; suggestions welcomed.) I'm also willing to repay in kind, presenting libraries and private collectors laser-printed or CD-R copies of their own fragile originals and all the other numismatic titles I've obtained.
GOLD RUSH: Are Prices for Old Jewelry and Coins Fair?
Call it a Des Moines gold rush. Plenty of people are rushing to the Treasure Hunter's Road Show at two area hotels to trade in their old jewelry, coins and antiques for cash.
These rulers had a fair degree of independence in governing their subject, collecting taxes and maintaining law and order. Many states issued their own distinct coinage, currency notes and postal stamps.
The 1945 quarter value is a minimum of $2.65. A fair price for an old coin that is normally found relatively worn.
It is the silver content that brings the value to $2.65. Most circulated Washington quarters in the 1940's trade at or near this price.
FR2 - FR - ANA grading standard meaning Fair level 2 to fair condition.
Fractional Coin - A coin, the face value of which is a fractional unit of the denominated currency, generally minted of silver.
There are several other requirements to become a PNG coin dealer, including such things as promising to pay fair prices to folks who sell their items, promptly delivering coins which have been paid for, ...
If you want to have a rough idea if you are getting a fair deal, you must know how to identify and grade the coins you purchase. I have separate pages that introduce these subjects, though these skills take quite a long time to develop fully.
Note: Very crude style - I'm attributing this specimen to Johannes with a fair amount of reservation, however, the portrait resembles Johannes and some of the Rome mint products are very crude.
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.
Deal with the best: Buy only from an individual or firm with an established reputation for integrity and fair dealing. Investigate thoroughly. Some of the phoniest outfits have the smoothest-talking salesmen and the fanciest brochures.
The more you know about your coins, the more you will know for a fact that what we offer you for your coins is fair and what we charge for our coins is also fair. But you cannot do this without at least one or two books.
1793 Chain Large Cent; Fair-AG; Visible Head & Chain
1793 Chain Cent Planchet From Royal Oak Mint BU
Rare! 1793 Chain Flowing Hair Large Cent ...
From a French word for 'Purse', a coin exhibition, show or fair where coin dealers, issuers and collectors assemble to buy, sell or trade items of a numismatic nature.
Brockage ...
If you drive through the town of Tres Palos, 130 miles south of Edinburg on Mexico #97, you may see many inhabitants who are tall, fair-haired, and blue-eyed.
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