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The Sheldon Scale: A Comprehensive Guide for Grading Gold and Silver Coins

The Sheldon grading Scale is widely used by various entities within the numismatic community. Third-party grading services are arguably the most notable users of the Sheldon grading Scale. These independent organizations, including the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), provide expert coin grading services to collectors and dealers worldwide.

Sheldon introduced his scale in the 1940s for the grading of early American cents, but the system’s usefulness quickly led to its adoption for all types of coins. The Sheldon Grading Scale effectively revolutionized the field of numismatics by providing a common language to describe a coin’s condition.

NGC Certifies Rare 2016 Silver Eagle Die Clash Error

2018 American 1 oz Silver Eagle

A collector recently submitted a unique and rare example of an American Silver Eagle mint error coin to NGC for certification. NGC has confirmed that the error on this coin is due to a die clash. A die class occurs when the obverse and reverse parts of the die come together without a planchet between … Read moreNGC Certifies Rare 2016 Silver Eagle Die Clash Error