GRADING

The grading process is a team effort, with at least two industry professionals examining every note. To maintain impartiality, PMG’s full-time graders cannot be involved in the commercial buying and selling of notes.

Each note is examined by one grader at a time, who then enters the note’s grade into the system. PMG utilizes a grading scale that is universally accepted within the numismatic community. The following table lists the adjectival and numeric grades:

Regular Issues
CU 70	Seventy Gem Uncirculated
CU 67–69	Superb Gem Uncirculated
CU 65–66	Gem Uncirculated
CU 63–64	Choice Uncirculated
CU 60–62	Uncirculated
AU 50, 53, 55, 58	About Uncirculated
XF 40, 45	Extremely Fine
VF 20, 25, 30, 35	Very Fine
F 12, 15	Fine
VG 8, 10	Very Good
G 4, 6	Good
FR 2	Fair
PR 1	Poor
For more detailed information on the PMG Paper Money Grading Scale, please click here.