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Message:: [QUOTE="Midas, post: 126074, member: 2761"]Let's look at the POP reports of some relatively common date Lincolns in 67 grades.  At these grades is when you see these values jump!  For instance. I used these dates, because the likelihood of these common date coins being submitted, cracked out, and resubmiited again are very slim: 1938-S Lincoln 1c - Red NGC: MS64: 22MS65: 130MS66: 591MS67: 637MS68: 2 PCGS: MS64: 62MS65: 417MS66: 1582MS67: 210MS68: 0 1950 Lincoln 1c: NGC: MS64: 13MS65: 65MS66: 352MS67: 67 PCGS: MS64: 62MS65: 142MS66: 361MS67: 17 1955-S Lincoln 1c NGC: MS65: 285MS66: 2696MS67: 406MS68: 0 PCGS: MS65: 404MS66: 1735MS67: 188MS68: 1 You can call these POP reports "junK", but when you take into account actual prices realized from the likes of Heritage/Teletrade/eBay as well as what dealers say straight out at shows/shops, plus a 20 year run, it is pretty hard to ignore the facts and the reasons why PCGS slabbed coins carry a stiff premium over NGC who carries more vlaue than ANACS who carrys more value than ICG.  The rest of them aren't even worth mentioning. Conclusion...when submitting, submitt your coins to the service that will realize the highest prices in the event you have to sell your collection/coin.  When buying, if you can see the coin, it is equal opportunity across the board.  Sight-Unseen??..."Trust me"[/QUOTE]