Table of Contents

Extension of Gratitude……………………….4

Introduction "The Lost ART of Grading"….5

Why are Grading Standards so important?..9

Grading Procedures "Tools of the Trade"...13

Determining the Grade …………………….43

Grading Standards "all the way to 70!" …..46

Grading Idiosyncrasies…………………71

A.) Large U.S. Notes
B.) Small Size U.S. Notes
C.) Fractional Notes
D.) Military Payment Certificates
E.) Confederates & Obsoletes
F.) World Paper Money


The Perils of Processed Notes …………...…77
-Tale tell signs of "worked notes"-

Storing and Preservation of Paper Money...89

Everything needs to breathe

Free "Rarity Population Reports", Over 60,000 notes…94

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