10- ITEM IS GEM MINT , PERECT EDGES , NO IMPRESSIONS , NO MARKINGS , NO WEAR , NO CREASES , NO TEARS , NO BENT CORNERS , SHARP CORNERS , NO SOILING , NO MICRO CREASES , NO BLEMISHES , NO SURFACE ABRASIONS
9- MINT, ITEM IS NEAR GEM MINT, MAY HAVE A FEW IMPERFECTIONS , APPEARS NEAR GEM, ALLOWANCE ONE CORNER IMPERFECTION, CLOSE DETAILS MAY SHOW OTHER SLIGHT IMPERFECTION AT HIGH MAGNIFICATION
8. NR MINT+ - MINT , ITEM
IS ALMOST PERFECT , NAKED TO THE EYE NEAR PERFECT , 1 or 2 SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS INCLUDING ONE CORNER, 98% MINT STATE , EDGES OR REVERSE MAY HAVE ALLOWANCE OF MINUTE IMPERFECTIONS
7. NR MINT - NR MINT + , 95% MINT , FEW IMPERFECTIONS INCLUDING VERY MINUTE WEAR, 95% SHARP CORNERS , CLEAN EDGES , 1 MINUTE CREASE IS ALLOWED , NO STAINS BUT ALOWABLE MINUTE SCRATCHES LESS THAN 2% , ALSO MAY HAVE A FEW OUTSIDE EDGE MINUTE ABRASIONS
6. VERY FINE+ - NR MINT , 85%- 90% NEAR MINT TO BELOW MINT SHOWING ACCEPTABLE IMPERFECT DETAILS INCLUDING ONE SURFACE MARK , MINUTE WRINKLE OR STAIN , LIGHT ABRASIONS ACCEPTED, MORE THAN 2 - 80% CORNERS , MINUT SCRATCHES LESS THAN 3%
5. FINE - VERY FINE + , 80% -85% SLIGHTLY NOTICEABLE WEAR OR SEVERAL AREAS OF PAPER STRESS OR MINUTE CREASING , EDGE WEAR , CORNER STRESS , SLIGHT MARKINGS OR ABRASIONS / SCRATCHES LESS THAN 10% SURFACE AREA , 3 CORNERS WITH IMPERFECTION LESS THAN 3MM
4. VERY GOOD + - FINE , 75% - 80% ,VISIBLE CREASING , VISIBLE ABRASIONS , VISIBLE EDGE OR SURFACE TEARS OR RIPS , LESS THAN 1/4 INCH
3. GOOD - VERY GOOD, 60%-70% , SLIGHTLY DAMAGED , CLEAN BUT SHOW SIGNS OF GENTLE WEAR OR CREASING, 2-3 BUMPED CORNERS , LIGHT EDGE WEAR , 1 BAD CORNER , 1 HEAVY CREASE , MORE THAN ONE STAIN , LIGHT SCRATCHES OR BLEMISHES
2. POOR - GOOD, 50% DAMAGED , LOW GRADE , SEVERAL AREAS OF CREASING , STAINS , RIPS OR TEARS , MULTIPLE ABRASIONS , BROKEN CORNERS
1. POOR, 45% and BELOW, HEAVY WEAR, HEAVY CREASING , HEAVY STAINS , RIPS OR TEARS LARGER THAN 1 INCH, HEAVY SOILING OR STAINS, MISSING CORNERS , HEAVY EDGE WEAR, HEAVY ABRASIONS , PAPER LOSS OR HOLES, HEAVY WRINKLING , HEAVY IMPERFECTIONS
10. GEM MINT
9. MINT
8. NR MINT+ - MINT
7. NR MINT - NR MINT +
6. VERY FINE+ - NR MINT
5. FINE - VERY FINE +
4. VERY GOOD + - FINE
3. GOOD - VERY GOOD
2. POOR - GOOD
1. POOR