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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 2437028, member: 22729&quot;]Maybe not necessary, Jack, but they often are. Even if not, the condition of the counterstamp itself is important to a serious collector. Steve Hayden, for one, always lists coin / counterstamp grades in his sale listings. I do the same on my 2x2s, but I don&#039;t approach it in a technical way. I estimate it by eye appeal only, since there are no recognized standards for grading counterstamps.</p><p><br /></p><p>On that note, two serious collectors that I know have been working on a 100 point &quot;rating&quot; system for some time. It includes eye appeal, substrate (coin, token, etc), sharpness of strike (counterstamp), rarity of both coin and stamp, attribution or no, historical significance, etc. It&#039;s pretty comprehensive and well thought out by them. I was honored to be asked to evaluate their system, which I&#039;m working on now. Maybe this will become the gold standard for the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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