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PROOF
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Special coinage with brilliant background and opaque relief. These coins are limited releases for collectors and they are not for circulation.
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BU
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Brilliant Uncirculated (Brilhante Não Circulada) - Normal coinage but with special brilliancy. These coins are limited releases for collectors.
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MS
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Mint State (Flor de Cunho) - This coin grade is nearly perfect. With no trace of wear anywhere, no blemishes, good strike and great color.
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AU
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About Uncirculated (Soberba) - This coin grade is almost perfect. There is a light trace of wear on the coin, usually on the high areas of the coin. Unless you really know what you are looking for, it is most difficult to tell the difference between AU and MS, but if you are looking at the high points of any coin and looking for wear you should be able to tell.
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XF, EF
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Extremely Fine (Bela) - This coin grade shows very little wear. Most of the major features on the coin are clearly defined, and a lot of the luster of the coin is still visible. It is a very demanding grade of coin, and knowing what to look for will help differentiate between XF to VF (Very Fine).
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VF
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Very Fine (Muito Bem Conservada) - This coin grade shows little wear with the major features of the coin very sharp in detail. The minor features of a coin will show little wear. Most of the wear will be on the high points of the coin.
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F
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Fine (Bem Conservada) - There is a moderate to considerable even wear on the coin. The coin will still have distinguishable features. A lot of the details show a fair amount of the design.
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VG
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Very Good - Well worn, and shows slight detail on the main features of the coin. The coins overall appearance will be noticeable, but well worn.
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G
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Good (Regular) - Very worn features, mostly flat in appearance. The design is visible, but heavily worn with many of the details gone. You must be able to read the date and mint mark.
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AG
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About Good (Mal Conservada) - Very heavily worn with lettering, details, and dates worn smooth. The date may not be visible at all. This is the worst possible condition of a coin, and is worst coin grading given to a coin.
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Fair
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Fair - You can identify the coin as to its type. There may be holes, it might be bent, or it might just have a lot of honest wear. You may or may not see the date depending on the type and the nature of the wear. This grade does not have value for collectors.
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Basal
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Basal State - You can identify the lump of metal as being a coin. This grade does not have value for collectors.
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