| France | England | Italy | Japan | Germany | Poland | Spain | PCGS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO-1 | Identifiable date and type | |||||||
| FR-2 | Mostly worn, though some detail is visible | |||||||
| Bien conservée | AG | Discreto (M) | 収集不適品 | Gering (GE) | Stan 5 | Mal conservada (MC) | AG-3 | Worn rims but most lettering is readable though worn |
| G-4 | Slightly worn rims, flat detail, peripheral lettering nearly full | |||||||
| G-6 | Rims complete with flat detail, peripheral lettering full | |||||||
| Beau (B) | G | Bello (B) | 劣品 | Sehr gut erhalten (SGE) | Stan 4 | Regular conservada (RC) |
VG-8 | Design worn with slight detail |
| VG-10 | Design worn with slight detail, slightly clearer | |||||||
| Bien conservada (BC) | F-12 | Some deeply recessed areas with detail, all lettering sharp | ||||||
| F-15 | Slightly more detail in the recessed areas, all lettering sharp | |||||||
| Trés beau (TB) | F | Molto bello (MB) | 並品 | Schön (S) | VF-20 | Some definition of detail, all lettering full and sharp | ||
| Stan 3 | VF-25 | Slightly more definition in the detail and lettering | ||||||
| Muy bien conservada (MBC) | VF-30 | Almost complete detail with flat areas | ||||||
| VF-35 | Detail is complete but worn with high points flat | |||||||
| Trés trés beau (TTB) | VF | Bellissimo (BB) | 美品 | Sehr schön (SS) | EF-40 | Detail is complete with most high points slightly flat | ||
| EF-45 | Detail is complete with some high points flat | |||||||
| Extraordinariamente bien conservada (EBC) | AU-50 | Full detail with friction over most of the surface, slight flatness on high points | ||||||
| Extraordinariamente bien conservada (EBC) | AU-53 | Full detail with friction over 1/2 or more of surface, very slight flatness on high points | ||||||
| Superbe (SUP) | EF | Splendido (SPL) | 極美品 | Vorzüglich (VZ) | Stan 2 | AU-55 | Full detail with friction on less than 1/2 surface, mainly on high points | |
| AU-58 | Full detail with only slight friction on the high points | |||||||
| 準未使用品 | MS/PR-60 | No wear. May have many heavy marks/hairlines, strike may not be full | ||||||
| Sin circular (SC) | MS/PR-61 | No wear. Multiple heavy marks/hairlines, strike may not be full | ||||||
| MS/PR-62 | No wear. Slightly less marks/hairlines, strike may not be full | |||||||
| UNC | 未使用品 | Stempelglanz (ST) | MS/PR-63 | Moderate number/size marks/hairlines, strike may not be full | ||||
| MS/PR-64 | Few marks/hairlines or a couple of severe ones, strike should be average or above | |||||||
| Fleur de coin (FDC) | FDC | Fior di conio (FDC) | Stan 1 | Flor de cuno (FDC) | MS/PR-65 | Minor marks/hairlines though none in focal areas, above average strike | ||
| 完全未使用品 | MS/PR-66 | Few minor marks/hairlines not in focal areas, good strike | ||||||
| FDC exceptionnel | MS/PR-67 | Virtually as struck with minor imperfections, very well struck | ||||||
| 空前絶後品 | MS/PR-68 | Virtually as struck with slight imperfections, slightest weakness of strike allowed | ||||||
| MS/PR-69 | Virtually as struck with minuscule imperfections, near full strike necessary | |||||||
| MS/PR-70 | As struck, with full strike |
PLEASE NOTE: The grading scales historically used by most countries to determine a coin’s condition offer far fewer grades to choose from than PCGS’s Grading Standards, which are based on the Sheldon Scale of 1-70. The increased number of grades provides a far more accurate method for grading coins. PCGS also includes concise descriptions for all grades that describe what characteristics our graders are looking for when grading coins.
You can use this chart to compare your local grading standards to those of PCGS. These scales can vary, so use this table for information purposes only.