Introducing jay’s grading. jgs (Jay’s Grading SCALE)
here is how it works:

Hello hello! I figure it is time to finally write an article with no outside help. No AI, no RSS feeds, nothing! I have recently been working on the math behind a new grading system that will be introduced to the market soon. Jay’s Grading Scale.. Or… Jay’s Grading Service, if you wish to purchase one of our coins in a graded flip. For now, to keep costs down, we won’t be using environmentally unsound plastic. Instead, what I will be using is just a 2×2 plastic mylar flip. Although it is still made from plastic, it is not as damaging due to the hardened plastic and process. Alright, let’s introduce something I find quite revolutionary. Being a Comp Sci undergrad, and with a strong thirst for Math, I figured PCGS, NGC, CACG, and ANACS need a newcomer, but one that isn’t just another rubber stamp for the long term collectors. Instead, it will be more formulaic, more systematic, and most of all, more ACCURATE… The scale works as follows: It is a point system out of 100. 0-100. 0 is a coin with no design, no life left, totally a blank. That’s a true 0. Easy for the layperson to understand in a social context, yes? Yes. The scale goes from 0 to a serious 100. Yes, 100. Perfect. Truly perfect. No blemish, stain, scar, touch, Smithsonian esque level.. Now, for people to be grading, we have to make educated guesses right? Right.. If I guess a coin is a 64, why isn’t it a 63? Bad example. How about a 34 not a 35? What is that fine difference? Guess what? THEIR ISN’T ONE. YOUR GUESS AS LONG AS IT IS WITHIN A 5 POINT MARGIN, IS GOING TO BE CORRECT. We don’t do precise 35’s or 40’s. What the hell does a 35 or a 40 mean out of 70? MADE UP. No offense, MADE UP. Mathematically, we like 100 point systems. The human psyche loves it., So let’s go with it. If a coin is JGS 07, that is a very good 5 point margin of error guess that will remain the same as a JGS 08 or even a JGS 09. Use your common sense at that point, aspiring graders. The point of this system is to not have to be wrong when guessing the grade of a coin you love. Simple as pie. See that beautiful Morgan? It will be a JGS 85 because it is gosh darn perfect, but it has some hits, I guess similar to a PCGS MS67, only in look, NOT, in number. This is a more flexible grading system we will be starting to use for raw coins on the site, and we’ll see how it sits with collectors. If you see JGS 08 that means the coin is really bad. A JGS 51 is the same as an AU50, it’s just rounding numbers to the nearest low or high depending on how close or far off you are. It’s a new system, a labeling system, and a grading system of QUALITY. It DOES NOT guarantee if a coin is genuine as there ain’t tools or meters we are gettin anytime soon to detect that stuff. You have to know your stuff, and only get authentic stuff. We do NOT guarantee authenticity. Sadly. I do the best possible to only put up authentic raw stuff, but sometimes, I miss things. If I grade a fake, well, the scale works in motion. The fact it is fact doesn’t change the scale, but it will determine whether I keep it or not, and the short answer is, NO. Try the scale, try to pick a number from really 1-100, we don’t see many 0’s unless they are blanks sold as such, and try to grade your own coins with the Jay’s Grading Scale©. It’s fun, it’s free, and it’s highly educational. Your number is not supposed to be universally matched. Your JGS 17 can be MY JGS 19, or even 24. Let’s see and disagree with why one coin would make the number over the other number! I can get into more details later in what I look for, but this is a great way to give some respect to all the coins out there that are RAW and need some loving without forking a damn boat load over to the MAJOR TPG Companies and lining their fuckin pockets. No offense. Let’s start over.