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sorry if this has been posed before.
in your opinion, which 3rd party grading Co. do you consider the best --do you feel PCGS is the best in the industry? ..personally, I've always believed it to be PCGS, and that is how I have been focusing my development of my collection.....dont want to get caught with a counterfeit. Edited by newportnavyboy
04/04/2015 9:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Everyone will have their own opinion on this on. Myself, I prefer both PCGS and NGC.
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United States
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Right now, I don't feel any 3rd grade party is the best. I'm kind of sour with all of them at this stage in my life, hence I call them 3rd graders.  An opinion is an opinion, and that's what they give you. BUT, PCGS is certainly trying to put their money where there mouth is. PCGS is King of the hill right now for sure. PCGS tends to command more for a coin in the same grade vs other 3rd graders. Of the slabs I have, I would say PCGS is the better grader thus far. |
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United States
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Canada
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Personally, I have always preferred PCGS.
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Cameroon
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I picked NGC when I signed up a few years ago but I can't remember the reason why. I think it was pricing, they were a tad cheaper. I think though if you go with either NGC or PCGS they're both pretty reputable. The other ones, I've heard some bad things about.
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Personally, I have always preferred ICCS. I see less of PCGS in Canada then I do in the states. I also see less of ICCS in the states then I do in Canada. Canadian-banknotes, When you buy a coin in Canada do you change it from its ICCS holder to a PCGS holder?
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Its obvious that PCGS is more popular because when you look at my post ICCS is not a link but PCGS is but America is bigger so don't think ICCS aint good!
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United States
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Everyone jumps on the PCGS bandwagon. So then the market (everyone) pays more for PCGS. Everyone says standards were stricter back in the good old days and wants the OGH rattler holders. You can either buy PCGS second hand or you have to join their "cult" and pay your annual tithe if you want to send your raw coins in to be part of their "mystic" The only coins I have every submitted raw personally went to ANACS mainly because I had free vouchers. The ones that came back as DETAILS grade I knew would but somehow had hoped they might pass for some odd reason. Accordingly many here who submit coins raw to ANACS for whatever reason report back that they are "disappointed" with the grade they got because they "wanted" a better grade. So which TPG is really grading stricter nowadays  Most seem to say ANACS. I don't have a link to all posts but this one came up recently posted by bishftl https://goccf.com/t/22710&whichpage=1205Edited by jack jeckel
04/04/2015 10:29 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Coins I intend to sell go to PCGS, varieties I am not 100% sure of go to ANACS. Coins that could use a little "Conservation" also go to ANACS.
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United States
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I mean, ANACS is the best, but pcgs and NGC are the ones numismatist try to buy because NGC and PCGS usually have the best of coins in their holders. But PCGS is a very good company. One of my favs. They are a bit tough on grades sometimes though.
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United States
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Personally myself I like NGC but I do purchase PCGS. The only coins I have sent in for grading have been PCGS though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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PCGS or NGC for problem free coins... ANACS is good for problem keys because they will give them a numerical details grade on the slab and a details coin doesn't really need the cache of the top 2 generally
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Australia
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Accordingly many here who submit coins raw to ANACS for whatever reason report back that they are "disappointed" with the grade they got because they "wanted" a better grade.
The ONLY way to avoid "Disappointment" is to pre grade the coins you are submitting properly. If this means that you reject a coin because you personally think it won't make the grade you are looking for then so be it, Far better that posting and hoping that the graders make a stuff up in your favour. I now always pre grade anything I submit as if the coin was someone else's without favour. Since I have been doing this I have rarely been disappointed and often I actually get a higher grade than I expected  |
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The only thing about this which isn't a moving target is PCGS' advantage in the marketplace. It's been a long time since there was any basis in fact for that advantage; indeed, long enough that they've come full circle and all are now grading as tough as ever in their history.
Except for the ones which are ridiculously off, at which everybody seems equally capable. I won't send a Morgan to anyone but ANACS, but I wouldn't send them a Lincoln if you paid me to.
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