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Message:: [QUOTE="Jwt708, post: 1942964, member: 32619"]I can't help you with casino chips but my medals and tokens I grade them the same as coins without focusing on a number. In my spreadsheet I'll describe them as UNC, AU, EF, etc. and if there is damage I include the details. So I may describe a token as "UNC - harshly cleaned" or "EF" or "AU - thumbprint." I do this so when I decide to make a purchase I'll reference my spreadsheet to see if I have the token (with lots of tokens this becomes important) and if yes, what kind of condition it's in. This way it makes it easy to identify if you have something or if something is worth upgrading. I imagine it's similar with the casino chips. For your records, consider assigning a grade as average, new, slightly used and record whatever details like "slightly used - chipped rim at 3 o'clock" or "AU - chipped rim at 3 o'clock." Even though you say the casion chip collectors describe their chips as average, new, slightly used I can easily see those translating into: average = XF, slightly used = AU, and new = UNC. If it was my collection, I would stick with P, G, F, VF, EF, AU, UNC with the details and I would not use the numbers unless they were slabbed.[/QUOTE]