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Below you will find information about various details of grading U.S. silver dollar coins which may be helpful to you in determining the value of your coins. These descriptions of grades use official American Numismatic Association (ANA) terminology, both in general descriptions of grades throughout this website, as well as coin-specific grading terminology on these coin grading pages.*
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SILVER DOLLARS (1 of 3)
P:poor F:fair AG:about good G:good VG:very good F:fine VF:very fine EF:extra fine AU:about uncirculated MS:mint state (Uncirc.) PR:proof
1795 Flowing Hair
VF-20 (ANACS)
1798 Draped bust,
small eagle XF-40 (NGC)
AG-3, Outlined design. Parts of date and legend are worn smooth. Obverse: Head is outlined with nearly all details worn away. Date is readable but very weak. Stars merge into rim. Reverse: Entire design flat and partially worn away.
AG-3, Design in outline. Parts of date, legend are worn smooth. Obverse: Head is outlined, with nearly all details worn away. Date is readable but very weak. Stars merge into rim.
G-4, Heavily worn. Design and legend are visible, but faint in spots. OBV: Entire design is worn but smooth, with very little flowing hair detail remaining. Legend, stars, and date are well worn but all visible. REV: Eagle is worn flat but is completely outlined. Tops of some letters are worn nearly smooth. Rim may be incomplete.
G-4, Heavily worn. Draped bust dollar legend and design are visible, but faint in spots. OBV: Legend, stars, and date visible but well-worn. Entire design is worn smooth, with little remaining detail. REV: Ssome letter tops are worn nearly smooth. Eagle is worn flat and only outlined. Rim is partially worn away.
VG-8, Well worn. Design is clear but flat and lacking details. OBV: Entire head is weak, and most hair details are worn smooth. Date and LIBERTY are weak but visible. Parts of the eye and ear are visible. Stars are outlined. REV: Eagle is boldly outlined with only a few details showing in wings and tail. Breast is smooth. Some letters are very weak.
VG-8, Well worn. Design is clear but flat, lacking details. OBV: Date and LIBERTY are weak but clear. Entire head is weak, and most hair details and drapery are worn smooth. Parts of the ear and eye are visible. Stars are outlined. REV: Eagle boldly outlined; only few details in wings. Breast and left leg are smooth. Some letters very weak; rim may be incomplete.
GRADING U.S. SILVER DOLLARS, 1
FLOWING HAIR
DRAPED BUST, SMALL
F-12, Moderate to heavy even wear. Entire design is clear and bold. OBV: Some details show in hair ends and below ear. Date, all letters, and stars are weak. The ear and eye are clear. Hair at top of forehead is outlined. REV: Some feathers are visible in body, wings, and tail. Breast and head are smooth. Eye is visible. Letters in legend are worn but clear.
F-12, Entire design is clear and bold. Moderate to heavy even wear. OBV: Some details show in hair ends, curls, and at left of ear. Date, all letters, and stars are visible. The ear and eye are clear. Bust is worn with a few drapery lines remaining. REV: Half the feathers are visible on the wings. Breast and left leg are smooth. Letters in legend are worn but clear.
VF-20, Light to moderate even wear. All major flowing hair dollar features are sharp. OBV:shown. Half of the details still show in hair. Eyebrow, ear, and bust are worn but bold. Parts of shoulder are smooth. Every letter and star is plainly visible. Star centers are nearly flat. REV: Head and breast are worn, but some feathers are visible. Half of the details in wings and tail are clear.
VF-20, All major draped bust features are sharp. Light to moderate even wear. OBV: More than half of the details still show in hair. Forehead and bust are worn but bold. Parts of drapery are smooth. Letters and star centers are plainly visible. REV: Left leg and breast are worn, but some feathers are visible. About three-quarters of details in wings are clear.
VF-30, Light to moderate even wear. Major features sharp. OBV: Three-quarters of flowing hair details show. Hair above forehead is worn but has some bold features. Parts of star centers, eyebrow, and ear are very weak. REV: Feathers are worn but more than half of the wing details are visible. Some of the details in head and breast are clear unless weakly struck.
VF-30, Major features sharp. Light to moderate even wear. OBV: Three-fourths of hair details show. Parts of drapery are worn smooth. Hair above forehead is worn but has some bold features. REV:shown. Wing edges are worn but most central details are visible. Some of the details in left leg and breast are clear.
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EF-40, Very light wear apparent on only the highest points. OBV: Wear shows on hair from forehead to neck, and lightly on the cheek and bust. Neckline is lightly worn in spots. Stars are fully detailed. REV: High points of eagle are worn, but each detail is clearly defined. Head, wings, and breast are lightly worn.
EF-40, Very light wear seen on the highest points only. OBV:shown. Wear shows on hair from forehead to ear, and lightly on bust and cheek. Drapery is lightly worn at neckline in spots. REV: High points of wings are worn, but each detail is clearly defined. Left leg and breast are slightly worn.
EF-45, Very light wear visible only on high points of flowing hair silver dollar. Trace of mint luster may still be present. OBV: Slight wear shows on high points of hair from forehead to neck. Very light wear shows at eyebrow, shoulder, and bust line. Stars are fully detailed. REV:shown. High points of wings, breast, and head are lightly worn. Lines in feathers are clearly defined.
EF-45, Mint luster traces may still be present. Very light wear visible only on high points of the bust dollar. OBV: Slight wear shows on high points of hair from forehead to ear. Drapery is worn at shoulder and bust line. REV: High points of wing tips, breast, and left leg are lightly worn. Lines in feathers are clearly defined.
AU-50, Small traces of wear are visible on highest points. Part of mint luster is still present. OBV: Traces of wear show on hair above and beside forehead. REV: Traces of wear show on breast and head.
AU-50 Part of mint luster is still present., Small traces of wear are visible on highest points. OBV: Traces of wear show on hair beside and above forehead. Drapery has trace of wear at shoulder and bust line. REV: Traces of wear show on breast and left leg.
GRADING U.S. SILVER DOLLARS, 1
FLOWING HAIR
DRAPED BUST, SMALL
AU-55, Slight traces of wear apparent on high points. Some mint luster still present. OBV: Only a trace of wear shows on highest points of hair above forehead. REV: A trace of wear shows on breast.
AU-55, Slight wear traces apparent on high points. Some of the mint luster present. OBV: Trace of wear on highest points of hair above forehead. REV: Trace of wear on breast.
AU-58, Slight traces of wear on highest points only. Has some signs of abrasion: high points of flowing hair Liberty's bust, shoulder, and hair above forehead; eagle's breast, top edges of wings, and head. Shallow / weak spots in the relief are usually caused by improper striking, and not wear.
AU-58, Slight traces of wear show only on highest points of the draped bust one dollar piece. Some signs of abrasion present: clouds, high points of Liberty's shoulder, bust, and hair above forehead; eagle's breast and head, edges of wings. Shallow or weak spots in the motto are usually caused by improper striking.
MS-60, Absolutely no trace of wear. May lack full mint luster, and surface may be dull, spotted, or heavily toned. A strictly uncirculated coin with no trace of wear, but with blemishes more obvious than for MS-63.
MS-60, A strictly Uncirculated coin with no trace of wear, but with blemishes more obvious than for MS-63. May lack full mint luster, and surface may be dull, spotted, or heavily toned. Absolutely no trace of wear.
1795 Flowing hair,
reverse XF-45
1795 Draped bust, rev.
small eagle, VF-30 (PCGS)
MS-63, No trace of wear visible. A Mint State coin with attractive mint luster, but with noticeable detracting contact marks or minor blemishes.
MS-63, A Mint State coin with attractive mint luster, but with noticeable detracting contact marks or minor blemishes. No trace of wear visible.
MS-65, No trace of wear, at all. A few minor nicks or adjustment file marks may be present. Nearly as perfect as MS-67 flowing hair one dollar coin except for some additional blemishes. Has nearly full mint luster but may be unevenly toned or lightly fingermarked.
MS-65, No traces of wear. Has nearly full mint luster but may be lightly fingermarked or unevenly toned. Except for some additional blemishes, nearly as good as an MS-67 draped bust type 1 dollar coin. A few adjustment file marks or minor nicks may be seen.
MS-67, Absolutely no wear evident. Virtually flawless, but with very minor imperfections.
MS-67, Virtually flawless, but with very minor imperfections. Absolutely no wear evident.
GRADING U.S. SILVER DOLLAR COINS, 1
FLOWING HAIR
DRAPED BUST, SMALL
MS-70, Absolutely no visible wear. A flawless coin exactly as it was minted, with no trace of wear or injury. Must have full mint luster and brilliance or light toning.
MS-70, Absolutely no visible wear. Must have full mint luster and brilliance or light toning. A flawless coin exactly as it was minted, with no trace of wear or damage.
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