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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;midas1, post: 1485557, member: 21309&quot;]OP question:</p><p>&quot;I notice that NGC graded coins goes for significantly less than PCGS graded coins. Is this true and would you try to get a PCGS graded proof instead of NGC?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My reply:</p><p>My graded coins are NGC I don&#039;t own any PCGS coins. IMO, in most cases, the higher price for PCGS graded coins reflects the increased cost of PCGS grading.</p><p>Others may have more information on this.</p><p>________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>smart driver:</p><p>So you get your coins from a 2nd market? Instead of trying to get your coins directly from US mint, and sending them out for grading for $15-30, is that right?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>medoraman</p><p>Can I ask a dumb question? These coins come from the mint with mint packaging, so there is not a lot of worry about authenticity. Why are you sending them out to be graded? Can you tell the difference between a 69 and a 70? Do you simply feel a 70 is a &quot;better&quot; coin than a 69? Do you believe long term 70&#039;s will go up more than 69&#039;s? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am trying to understand your rationale for even sending in modern coins to be graded, why it is important to you. If you love coins and want to make sure they are real, everything you need is coming from the mint.&quot;</p><p>_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p>I think this one has gotten off track a little bit.&nbsp; The OP is asking about graded coins.&nbsp; I replied with what I think might be the main difference in the cost of NGC - PCGS graded coins.&nbsp; I could have added some believe PCGS grading standards are tighter then NGC.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been collecting coins since before I was a teenager.&nbsp; Now I&#039;m an old guy.&nbsp; I bought my first graded coin, 1923 or 1924 Saint Gaudens $20 gold coin. about four or five years ago.&nbsp; Since then I&#039;ve bought several&nbsp; NGC graded coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; Coins costing&nbsp; &gt; a few hundred dollars&nbsp; I prefer them graded.&nbsp; All of my gold coins are graded unless bought directly from the mint.</p><p>Earlier this year I sent NGC a mint sealed box of five early release&nbsp; 25th anniversary ASE sets for grading.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope my reply answers your questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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