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Message:: [QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 7735030, member: 116145"]I was looking for a thread on grading tokens, and my question is undecided - I've used ICG for world coins and US coins, and while I've been grumbly about some of the results (my 21 SLQ is at least a VF30!!!! lol) I have no issue with them, I love their prices, accessibility, turnaround is decent, EXCEPT with some of the tokens - compared to some of the NGC slabs they don't (in my limited opinion) appear to be grading on how the coins were produced, but just on general standards of "this should be this" even when it's like an early SLQ - you're not going to see a good solid date on a lower grade SLQ before 1925, I mean they are all over that because their graders are obviously masters of that stuff, but an 1892 World Newspaper token?  They don't seem to worry so much or be aware of the die issues / normal - better token appearance of some of the particular items.  I don't know much, so I can't stand by that, but I am planning on sending five or six tokens, three of which have been, in my opinion, under graded by ICG in for regrading (raw).  I think to NGC.  Anyone have any opinions on that?  Am I being stupid?  NGC is the right call for old tokens / medals or not?[/QUOTE]