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Pillar of the Community
United States
1108 Posts |
What is your favorite grading service for coins, if any?
I really like the look of NGC slabbed holders personally.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7273 Posts |
I have coins from PCGS, NGC, Anacs and ICG. All are good. The market tends to favor PCGS, but I've had details coins in PCGS slabs that are straight graded, so I general don't look as favorably to PCGS slabs. Of all of the others, Anacs Soap Boxes are my favorite.   |
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Moderator
 United States
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I went with PCGS for my Ike set.  I am still thinking about doing another set in NGC since I already have four of them.  Please note: I have never paid for grading. I bought all my examples on the secondary market. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3323 Posts |
I prefer ANACS services for several reasons - cost/grading accuracy/good customer service and communication. I'm not a fan of their most recent holders. I've never used NGC. The last couple of times I've used PCGS and looking at other PCGS graded coins at shows/stores, I have to wonder about the effort they put into grading pedestrian coins. I've had some coins come back from them as cleaned but cannot see indications of that. I had a Morgan dollar with an obvious lamination peel that they called "repaired."  I've been looking at coins for a long time and am pretty confident in my ability to determine condition. I certainly wouldn't send in coins that I remotely considered to be cleaned unless it is a high-dollar variety. I think they sometimes default to "cleaned" for die polishing lines and borderline toning in a quick/dirty grading effort - speeding up throughput and covering their bases. Also, their grading of Buffalo nickels leaves much to be desired. We know that is a tough series to grade, but they often assign AU grades to coins that are MS and vice versa (at least to my eye - subjective as it may be.) I think I've sent my last coin to PCGS. I may try NGC and CAC in the future, but the vast majority of my coins go to ANACS when I want them certified. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5392 Posts |
Agree .. lately (last two years ) ANACS
hands down, for overall customer service
Cost of grading , accuracy and turnaround time.
We have no issues selling collector coins
in ANACS holders for close to the same money
as PCGS OR NGC .
One huge positive, if you need to speak to someone
at ANACS never an issue .
The biggest drawback is their current holder .
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1184 Posts |
I usually go for either old soapbox holder ANACS, PCGS, or NGC. I typically avoid ICG but will consider them if it's a great deal.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Me.
I have been collecting and studying coins across the whole of numismatics for more than 50 years,
and so I have developed some degree of self confidence, at least enough to trust my own judgement.
Over confidence can be an enemy, so it pays to grade conservatively.
Coin dealers need this sort of skill when buying stock from clients, although in my case, I have never been a coin dealer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1864 Posts |
anacs---  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
7933 Posts |
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Me.  I call that MENE grades (My Extensive Numismatic Experience). Edited by tdziemia
03/19/2026 9:08 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I prefer ANACS services for several reasons - cost/grading accuracy/good customer service and communication. . Errers and Varietys.
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Moderator
United States
94728 Posts |
It used to be PCGS, but now I notice that their slabs are getting faked more an more, so it is NGC for me now.
ANACS are ok, but way too easy to crack them open and reseal with not signs of tampering.
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Posted 03/19/2026 12:04 pm
