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2. Professional Coin Grading Service - Wikipedia

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   Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is an American third-party coin grading, authentication, attribution, and encapsulation service founded in 1985. The intent of its seven founding dealers, including the firm's former president David Hall, was to standardize grading.

3. Coin grading - Wikipedia

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   Coin grading [1] is the process of determining the grade or condition of a coin, one of the key factors in determining its collectible value. A coin's grade is generally determined by six criteria: strike, preservation, luster, color, attractiveness, and occasionally the country/state in which it was minted.

4. Third-party grading - Wikipedia

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   Third-party grading (TPG) refers to coin grading & banknote grading authentication, attribution, and encapsulation by independent certification services.. These services will, for a tiered fee depending on the value of the coin, "slab" a coin and assign a grade of 1–70 on the Sheldon grading system, with 1 being the lowest grade, with only faint details visible to 70, a practically perfect ...

5. I’m a Rare Coin Collector: How To Spot Valuable Coins

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   According to the American Numismatic Association, coins are graded on a scale from 1 to 70, with 1 being “poor” and 60-70 earning the coveted “mint state” (MS) grading, often misstated as ...

6. Certified Acceptance Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Grading standards have changed over the years. Because collectors and dealers have gotten more selective, an informal "sub-grade" system has evolved. "A" coins are the best of the grade, "B" coins are "solid", and "C" coins are at the low end of a particular grade based on the Sheldon scale, e.g., MS-65. CAC stickers are intended to standardize ...

7. 5 Ways To Get the Most Money If You Find Rare Coins in ... - AOL

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   Most often, a coin’s condition or grade is a more important factor. “For example, a century-old U.S. Indian Head penny in worn condition might only be worth $1,” he said.