NGC V. PCGS... Is PCGS Slightly Tougher On Grading?

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merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 11/15/2011 02:11 am In another posting, rachums107 presented a graded Mercury without telling us the grade and asked what we thought the grade was... I was going to bring up a question there, but I thought deserved it's own post... Do you think NGC might be a tad, just ever-so-much the slightest bit more liberal in it's grading than PCGS? I ask because I think, IMO, that maybe PCGS might be very slightly more conservative in handing out the higher grades, especially on Mercury Heads and Walking Liberties. What's your thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 11/15/2011 03:22 am I like both and think both make mistakes. I buy the coin not the holder Report this Post to the Staff
Saruma Pillar of the Community United States 968 Posts	Posted 11/15/2011 03:25 am Conventional wisdom says PCGS is the most strict, but I don't have personal experience with it. However, NGC has a notorious reputation for being quick to call a coin cleaned. So even if they give a higher grade, you have a higher risk of getting a "cleaned" label which would more than cancel out any increase in grade you might get. Report this Post to the Staff
usc96 Valued Member United States 291 Posts	Posted 11/15/2011 08:28 am I've always heard than, but my experience does not back it up. In fact, my recent experience with saints has been that NGC grades tougher. Report this Post to the Staff
grancap74 Valued Member United States 289 Posts	Posted 11/15/2011 09:52 am Merclover, thanks for writing this topic. I have been wondering about this as well. We've never sent a coin in as of yet and are now in a position to do so. FOR WHAT THIS IS WORTH..... Coin dealers here (north florida), seem to like PCGS a bit more even though NGC is just down the road from here, 3 hours. The primary dealer I have dealt with has said he prefers PCGS for overall grading unless he has proofs or MS64 and above. He doesn't really elaborate on this, but obviously if you have a large # of coins to send in a point here and there can add up to a large sum. In this area, most of what I see is NGC holders but I'm sure that's largely due to my location. So.....what are we to do. Merclover, you and I have coins to send in. Give me your thoughts on what the others have written here. I still can't make up my mind... Report this Post to the Staff
Freedom Pillar of the Community United States 526 Posts	Posted 11/15/2011 1:37 pm NGC by far. Coin from NGC came back as AU details - Improperly Cleaned. PCGS sent the coin back as AU-58, nothing mentioned about improperly cleaned.... Report this Post to the Staff
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