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The Grading Standards used across this site

This document outlines the grading standards strictly enforced across this site.

All coins on this site are covered by the no quibble refund policy and all coins are sent by Chris Perkins unless otherwise arranged. If you are not sure about a grade or require further explanation on any of the grading practices used on this site, or wish to see a picture of a coin not illustrated please email.

The coins on this site have been strictly and conservatively graded, mostly by myself (Chris Perkins) or one of my highly qualified associates. In the last 3 years well over 1000 British coins have been sold through predecimal.com and no customers have ever complained about the grading of any coin. As a collector myself, I believe in strict accurate grading and have gained a reputation for my grading skill.

Q. Some people may wonder why some of the grades on predecimal.com shown as the US type on a British website? 

A. Some of the coins offered on this site are in the possession of American collectors who have chosen to offer their coins for sale to a British and European market via predecimal.com. This is advantageous to them because it means they are able to accept GB£ and Euro currencies via predecimal.com in addition to US$. It also means that their collections get higher exposure, and to a market other than their own. Some of the listings on the site have been copied from the American collectors electronic lists and during editing rather than changing the grading strictly to the British system I have adapted them to show both. 

If, as most collectors that use this site you are more comfortable with the British grading system all you have to do is ignore the 1-70 number that comes after the grade. Vice versa, if you prefer the American system ignore the letters and just use the number as your US 1-70 grade.

When looking at the coin grades shown on this site please remember:

• If just one grade is shown e.g 'VF' it is a 'VF' using the British grading system.

• In some cases you may see two grades, e.g GEF(AU50). The first grade will always be the British grade and the second in the American format.

• If you see a coin grade with a number at the end, e.g 'VF30', although that is strictly speaking a US grade I have not needed to change it because a 'VF30' is the same as a British 'VF', so the 'VF' part applies to the British grade and the whole thing 'VF30' or just the '30' is the US grade. If the US grade was 'VF35' I have changed this to 'GVF35' so the 'GVF' part is the British grade and the '35' part refers to the US 1-70 numbered system.

After extensive research I have been able to create a chart showing the UK and US grade comparisons. It is by no means 100% accurate to the single American point but it will give you a very good idea if you see a coin and wonder exactly what the US grading number translates to. Please don't forget that should you ever receive a coin you consider overgraded it can be returned for a full refund.