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  2. Collectors Universe - Wikipedia

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    Collectors Universe Inc. is an American company formed in 1986, now based in Santa Ana, California, which provides third-party authentication and grading services to collectors, retail buyers and sellers of collectibles. Its authentication services focus on coins, trading cards, sports memorabilia, and autographs.

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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. Several grading systems have been ...

  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. ANACS (coin grading company) - Wikipedia

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    During the coin collecting boom of the 1960s, counterfeiters would alter common-date coins, and either add or remove a mintmark in order to sell the coins as their more-valuable counterparts. (For example, an 'S' mint mark would be added to a 1909 VDB Lincoln cent in order to increase the coin's value by making collectors think it was a genuine ...

  7. Rare 1776 continental dollar coin found inside toffee tin to ...

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    The recently discovered coin is set to be auctioned on October 3, said the auction house, and is estimated to go for £20,000 (about $26,360) to £30,000 (about $39,540) Sneak peek: The Case of ...

  8. The Top Trading Card Grading Companies - AOL

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  9. 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 ...