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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dctuttle, post: 263306, member: 9548&quot;]For my 2 cents, NGC and PCGS have the reputation of being mostly consistent over the years (although both seem to have struggled with refining grading standards). I would agree that these two are the best and the same coin will generally grade the same at each service - obviously some exceptions exist. In general, I think ANACS comes in next. ANACS seems to grade coins about 1 grade higher than the same coin at NGC/PCGS (a PCGS MS 63 will be an ANACS 64). ANACS coins generally price lower than NGC/PCGS for this reason. However, ANACS will slab and annotate problem coins, which NGC/PCGS will not. I have some very nice coins in IGC holders also, I would rate them right below ANACS with the rest of the field coming in a very distant 3rd.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I get a kick out of watching some of these home shopping networks that sell a boatload of lower-tier grading service &quot;MS-70&quot; coins. I would guess these coins are overgraded by as much as 3-4 grades.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Always buy the coin, not the holder....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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