Is One "Better" Than The Other?

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I can't help you because I have no use for any of them.
But most people here do so you will get an answer soon

Depends on if you are strictly using them as a guarantee of authenticity or for a grading company, and collecting or investing?

For resale PCGS and NGC are tops, add in a CAC labeled slab then you are good to go with almost any dealer.

Authenticity all the top TPG companies are about the same, for a vast number of slabbed varieties and lower cost slabs ANACS comes out on top, as they do a better job IMO on varieties.

Bottom line is to learn as much as you can through study and hands on participation like at a coin show or ANA seminar, and buy the coin not the slab, due diligence and keeping in mind there is almost always a better coin than what your looking at out there for sale somewhere.

My personal opinion is that PCGS slightly over-grades some coins and has as a result become very popular in the last few years. Also in my opinion, I feel that NGC is pretty exact except once in a while they will give a net grade instead of a details(example: an AU-50 cleaned coin is given an XF-45 no-problem grade). ANACS, in my opinion, is the most accurate TPG but suffers from having a very ugly coin holder. ANACS is the less expensive of the 3 TPGs since they dont require you to pay a yearly membership fee.

In my opinion, because there are so many PCGS slabs out there and because there is a perception that they have better coins by consumers, they command a larger premium when being sold. So if you were only interested in grading coins to sell; PCGS would be best, followed very closely by NGC. ANACS would be the worst for re-sale.

Probably many people will disagree with me, but I believe ANACS could double their business if they simply changed their slab color from the ugly yellow back to the blue. Of course it sounds stupid as we are supposed to buy the coin not the slab, but if the coin is in the slab you are forced to see the slab every time you look at the coin. There is still a business side to TPGs and if any ANACS employees are reading this, there is your free marketing advice.

In my opinion :)

selling coins sight unseen, PCGS coins fare better. This is not to say PCGS gets it right for all series or coins... they DO NOT. If you do not know the series well, and want to rely on someone else's "expert opinion", I'd go with NGC or PCGS for grade and ANACS for varieties... but once you know the series buy the coin and not the holder.

PCGS has much stricter grading standards....PERIOD. I recently submitted an 1861 Seated Lib. $1 Proof to PCGS that had recently been conserved/slabbed by NCS/NGC @ PF65 Cameo..... PCGS informed me that the coin would likely grade down to a 64 NON-CAMEO, so I opted to keep it in the NGC Holder. However, I agree with PCGS....the coin was NOT an Honest 65 and should not have received the Cameo designation.

Another example(and I have many).... I recently sold two different 1894 Morgan silver dollars, one NGC, one PCGS.... Both MS64, the NGC coin has the + designation. This was a dealer-to-dealer transaction, I received $7350.00 for the PCGS Specimen and $5500.00 for the NGC Specimen. PCGS coins simply command a stronger market value than NGC coins. I use both services and have good relationships with both companies.... But facts are facts. PCGS is the Premiere grading service in the World. Case Closed.

"Not entirely true. Out of all the coins that I've seen graded or have had graded, PCGS grades more cleaned coins than NGC. Also, PCGS is more likely to give, say, a ASE a higher grade than NGC.

It really boils down to what type of coin you are having graded and to be honest when the coin is graded. I've talked to a guy that used to be a grader and he's told me how toward the end of the day, they heads are throbbing, eyes are killing them, and they just can't wait to get home so there's a better chance for mistakes.

You really cannot say that PCGS is better than NGC or vice versa. Each has their flaws."

For a short period of time I Was a grader.... It was made clear to some of us that if you stayed on as permanent graders, you would have to agree to give up trading(buying/selling) altogether. That was it for me. SO YES I CAN SAY PCGS IS BETTER THAN NGC. Cjtm92.... Are you a dealer or collector, what exp. do have in grading? And you honestly believe PCGS is more forgiving on ASE's than NGC? Wow! You need to look up the Census and Pop reports and compare them..... That's actually laughable!