Computerized Technical Authentication and Grading System for Collectible Objects

A computerized system for grading a collectible, comprising:

• an image acquisition device configured to capture at least one image of said collectible and prepare at least one output signal comprising at least said at least one image of said collectible;
• and
• a computer system comprising at least one processor comprising processor-executable computer instructions;
• wherein said computer system is configured to transmit at least one signal to said image acquisition device, wherein said at least one signal comprises one or more instructions for said image acquisition device;
• wherein said computer system is configured to receive said at least one output signal from said image acquisition device in response to the one or more instructions of the at least one signal;
• wherein at least one processing routine is applied to the at least one output signal by said at least one processor, such that a grade report of said collectible is produced based on at least the results of said at least one processing routine.