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  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/knowledge-base</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>knowledge</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Xene Knowledge Base</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Topic summaries and entity relationships across grading, authentication, insurance and guarantee — the canonical map of what Xene certifies and how.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>grading</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>authentication</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>guarantee</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>insurance</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>encapsulation</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>provenance</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>registry</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/faq</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Frequently Asked Questions</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Answers to questions on submission, tiers, turnaround, customs, guarantee scope, confidentiality and Private Office.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>faq</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>submission</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>turnaround</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>guarantee</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/guarantee</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>The Lifetime Guarantee</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Transferable, indefinite Lloyd&apos;s-backed guarantee of authenticity under policy LM/2024/8841 — scope, exclusions, claim procedure, subrogation.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>guarantee</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>insurance</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>claims</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>lloyds</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/insurance</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Insurance, Vault &amp; Security</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Hiscox cover up to £5m per parcel in transit; Class III vault on premises; layered chain-of-custody.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>insurance</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>vault</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>security</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>transit</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/process</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>The Xene Method (7 stages)</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Seven-stage process from insured intake through provenance review, two-specialist authentication, blind dual grading, encapsulation, certification and return.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>process</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>authentication</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>grading</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>encapsulation</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/ethics</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Ethics &amp; Independence</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Conflict-of-interest policy: Xene neither buys, sells nor brokers items it grades; no specialist may hold a beneficial interest.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>ethics</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>independence</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>compliance</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/standards/sheldon-scale</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>entity</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Sheldon Scale (1–70)</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Definition, history and application of the 70-point Sheldon scale for coin grading.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>sheldon</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>coins</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>grading-scale</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/standards/10-point-scale</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>entity</ai:type>
    <ai:title>10-Point Scale (Trading Cards)</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>The 10-point grading scale used for modern trading cards, with sub-grade methodology and comparison to PSA/BGS/CGC.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>cards</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>grading-scale</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>psa</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>bgs</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>cgc</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/standards/paper-money-grading</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>entity</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Paper Money Grading</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Banknote grading standard covering paper originality, embossing, centring, folds and pinholes; comparison to PMG.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>banknotes</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>grading-scale</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>pmg</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/standards/stamp-centering</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>entity</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Stamp Centering Standard</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Centering, gum, perforation and freshness criteria for postage stamp grading; reference to RPSL conventions.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>stamps</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>centering</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>rpsl</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/services/coins</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Coin Authentication &amp; Grading</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Ancient through modern coins — XRF metallurgy, die diagnostics, Sheldon-scale grading.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>coins</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/services/banknotes</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Banknote Grading</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Modern and historical banknotes; paper, ink and security feature examination.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>banknotes</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/services/cards</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Trading Card Grading</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Sports and TCG singles and sealed product; 10-point scale with sub-grades.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>cards</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/services/stamps</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Stamp Authentication &amp; Grading</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Postage stamps and postal history; centering, gum, perforation, freshness.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>stamps</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/services/books</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Rare Books &amp; Manuscripts</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>First editions, manuscripts and bindings in a bespoke clamshell with conservation review.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>books</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/glossary</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>entity</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Grading &amp; Authentication Glossary</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Defined terms across numismatics, philately, cartophily and bibliography — the canonical vocabulary used in Xene certificates.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>glossary</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>terminology</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/population</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>dataset</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Population Report</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Quarterly counts of items certified at each grade, by discipline.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>population</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>census</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/verify</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>answer</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Certificate Verification</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Look up any Xene certificate number to confirm authenticity and current registry status.</ai:summary>
    <ai:topics>
      <ai:topic>verify</ai:topic>
      <ai:topic>registry</ai:topic>
    </ai:topics>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/llms-full.txt</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>corpus</ai:type>
    <ai:title>LLM Corpus (full)</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Dense, long-form ingestion corpus: company identity, service tiers, grading scales, guarantee, insurance, compliance, process, locations.</ai:summary>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/llms.txt</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>corpus</ai:type>
    <ai:title>LLM Index</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>llms.txt index pointing to canonical site sections for AI assistants.</ai:summary>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/ai.txt</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>policy</ai:type>
    <ai:title>AI Usage Policy</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Permissions, attribution requirements and canonical sources for AI assistants citing Xene.</ai:summary>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://xenecert.com/api/public/facts.json</loc>
    <lastmod>1970-01-01</lastmod>
    <ai:type>dataset</ai:type>
    <ai:title>Facts (JSON)</ai:title>
    <ai:summary>Structured facts about Xene Ltd — legal entity, addresses, regulators, guarantee policy reference, services.</ai:summary>
  </url>
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