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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4086452, member: 19165"]A good grader can grade any coin. Strike, Luster, Eye appeal, Contact marks, and wear - if you understand these basic components, you can give a confident grade on any coin. The grading on this would be the same basic process as any other token.</p><p><br /></p><p>Additionally, any experienced grader of US coins (the sort who'd be hired at PCGS), has handled at least a couple of Continental Currency pieces. They are legendary. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm quite sure, however, on something like this there were experts called in to authenticate the coin. This is a $100,000 coin, and they'd want to make sure they got it right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 4086452, member: 19165"]A good grader can grade any coin. Strike, Luster, Eye appeal, Contact marks, and wear - if you understand these basic components, you can give a confident grade on any coin. The grading on this would be the same basic process as any other token. Additionally, any experienced grader of US coins (the sort who'd be hired at PCGS), has handled at least a couple of Continental Currency pieces. They are legendary. I'm quite sure, however, on something like this there were experts called in to authenticate the coin. This is a $100,000 coin, and they'd want to make sure they got it right.[/QUOTE]
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