Silver Bullion - European Grading
System
The European Grading System refers to more or less equivalent, but
different coin grading systems used in European
countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Portugal.
The main features of the various coin grading systems within the European Grading System are listed
below:
United
Kingdom
|
Adjective
|
Design
Remaining
|
|
| Good |
10% |
G |
| Very Good |
25% |
VG |
| Fine |
50% |
F |
| Very Fine |
75% |
VF |
| Extra Fine |
90% |
XF |
| About Uncirculated |
95% + some
luste |
XF/UNC |
| Uncirculated |
100% +
luster |
UNC |
| Brilliant
Uncirculated |
100% + full
luster |
UNC |
France
|
Adjective
|
Design
Remaining
|
|
| Good |
10% |
AB (Assez
Beau) |
| Very Good |
25% |
B
(Beau) |
| Fine |
50% |
TB (Très
Beau) |
| Very Fine |
75% |
TTB (Très Très
Beau) |
| Extra Fine |
90% |
SUP
(Superbe) |
| About Uncirculated |
95% + some
luste |
No
use |
| Uncirculated |
100% +
luster |
SPL
(Splendide) |
| Brilliant
Uncirculated |
100% + full
luster |
FDC (Fleur de
Coin) |
Spain
|
Adjective
|
Design
Remaining
|
|
|
Good
|
10%
|
RC
|
|
Very Good
|
25%
|
BC
|
|
Fine
|
50%
|
BC+
|
|
Very Fine
|
75%
|
MBC
|
|
Extra Fine
|
90%
|
EBC
|
|
About Uncirculated
|
95% + some
luste
|
No
use
|
|
Uncirculated
|
100% +
luster
|
EC
|
|
Brilliant
Uncirculated
|
100% + full
luster
|
FDC
|
Italy
|
Adjective
|
Design
Remaining
|
|
|
Good
|
10%
|
M
|
|
Very Good
|
25%
|
B
(Bello)
|
|
Fine
|
50%
|
MB(Molto
Bello)
|
|
Very Fine
|
75%
|
BB
(Bellissimo)
|
|
Extra Fine
|
90%
|
SPL
(Splendido)
|
|
About Uncirculated
|
95% + some luste
|
No
use
|
|
Uncirculated
|
100% + luster
|
SPL/FDC
|
|
Brilliant Uncirculated
|
100% + full luster
|
FDC
|
Germany
|
Adjective
|
Design
Remaining
|
|
|
Good
|
10%
|
GE (Gut
erhalten)
|
|
Very Good
|
25%
|
SGE (Sehr
gut erhalten)
|
|
Fine
|
50%
|
S
(Schön)
|
|
Very Fine
|
75%
|
SS (Sehr
schön)
|
|
Extra Fine
|
90%
|
VZ
(Vorzüglich)
|
|
About Uncirculated
|
95% + some luste
|
UNZ- (Fast
unzirkuliert)
|
|
Uncirculated
|
100% + luster
|
UNZ
(Unzirkuliert)
|
|
Brilliant Uncirculated
|
100% + full luster
|
STGL
(Stempelglanz)
|
Scandinavia
|
Adjective
|
Design
Remaining
|
|
|
Good
|
10%
|
2
|
|
Very Good
|
25%
|
1-
|
|
Fine
|
50%
|
1
|
|
Very Fine
|
75%
|
1+
|
|
Extra Fine
|
90%
|
01
|
|
About Uncirculated
|
95% + some
luste
|
01/0
|
|
Uncirculated
|
100% +
luster
|
0
|
|
Brilliant
Uncirculated
|
100% + full
luster
|
0
|
Netherlands
|
Adjective
|
Design
Remaining
|
|
|
Good
|
10%
|
G
(Goed)
|
|
Very Good
|
25%
|
ZG (Zeer
Goed)
|
|
Fine
|
50%
|
Fr
(Fraai)
|
|
Very Fine
|
75%
|
ZF (Zeer
Fraai)
|
|
Extra Fine
|
90%
|
Pr.
(Prachtig)
|
|
About Uncirculated
|
95% + some
luste
|
No
use
|
|
Uncirculated
|
100% +
luster
|
FDC (Fleur
de
Coin
|
|
Brilliant
Uncirculated
|
100% + full
luster
|
FDC
|
Portugal
|
Adjective
|
Design
Remaining
|
|
|
Good
|
10%
|
REG
|
|
Very Good
|
25%
|
MREG
|
|
Fine
|
50%
|
BC
|
|
Very Fine
|
75%
|
MBC
|
|
Extra Fine
|
90%
|
Bela
|
|
About Uncirculated
|
95% + some luste
|
No
use
|
|
Uncirculated
|
100% + luster
|
Soberba
|
|
Brilliant
Uncirculated
|
100% + full
luster
|
No
use
|
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