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Pillar of the Community
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Which grading service is honest and reliable? PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG and to a lesser extent SEGS. All are honest; some more reliable in terms of accuracy than others. No other "alphabet" grading companies can be considered legitimate, among those still operating. |
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If I were you, I wouldn't buy ANYTHING in any slab other than a PCGS or NGC. I do make exception for ANACS coins if they warrant it.
When the time comes that you feel comfortable grading the coin yourself, then you should 'buy the coin' and not 'buy the slab.'
The basement slabbers are notorious for overgrading, most of the time severely.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree both of the names you mentioned are both self slabbers and not a real TPG. The ones SuperDave mentioned is the only real Third Party Graders that is recognized in the hobby |
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Pillar of the Community
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stick to PCGS, NGC, and Anacs
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New Member
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Thanks for all the feedback. I agree that you should "buy the coin not the slab". Unfortunately with the number of fakes coming out of China I want to be sure I get the real thing. I'm not skilled enough to pick out all of these fakes
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Pillar of the Community
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If I were you, I wouldn't buy ANYTHING in any slab other than a PCGS or NGC. I do make exception for ANACS coins if they warrant it. I only own a few slabs, coins I got from ebay in 1998, and they are ANACS - what would make those a problem, just that ANACS doesn't have as good a reputation as PCGS, NGC? Are they considered more accurate than ANACS, more reliable gradings? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I believe it is just pcgs and ngc brings more money when sold because most collectors believe these twos grading is stricter than the others. It to me is all according to what you are wanting to do with the coin, if it is for resale you would probably want to send coins in to pcgs and ngc but if you just want the protection a slab offers for the coins in your collection anacs has no club joining fee and they are still a respectable grading company
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Pillar of the Community
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Always remember to buy the COIN, and not the slab...  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Bryan, appreciate the response. By the bye, are you the first CCF member that will reach 10K posts? WOW, that's a lot of typing!
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Bedrock of the Community
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are you the first CCF member that will reach 10K posts? Well I am in the lead as of right now so I just may be the first if everything keeps going as it has since I joined the forum. I may have 5 or 6 quality posts though |
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Unfortunately with the number of fakes coming out of China I want to be sure I get the real thing. I'm not skilled enough to pick out all of these fakes Unfortunately the fakes coming out of China includes fake slabs from the reputable grading services as well. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:I agree both of the names you mentioned are both self slabbers and not a real TPG. The ones SuperDave mentioned is the only real Third Party Graders that is recognized in the hobby I thought this was a way of life....  |
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Rest in Peace
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Another reputable one specializes in Canadian. I think it's ICCS, please correct me if I'm wrong.
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