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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 201224, member: 8033&quot;]<b>Stay away from the majority</b></p><p><br /></p><p>As so many others will tell you stick with PCGS, NGS, ANACS or ICG. They&#039;ve been around and are respected by MOST dealers. ANACS will slab a &quot;problem&quot; coin and personally I like them as I think they are stricter graders.</p><p>PCGS gets the best resale value in my opinion but I don&#039;t think ANY of them are always right. Coin grading IS based on opinion that&#039;s why all of the GARBAGE grading services exist. The &quot;big four&quot; have higher respected opinions.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that I HAVEN&#039;T seen in this thread (and I haven&#039;t read them all) is basic. Get an official ANA grading book and start reading! NOBODY knows all of the subtle nuances of grading. I can&#039;t grade a Peace Dollar to save my life and been doing this for 35 years. Don&#039;t really like them but I can grade a Two Cent Piece at a glance because I DO like them. Did you know that an 1867 Two Cent Piece with a full strike is uncommon? Right in the middle of the series but I once saw an 1867 slabbed MS64RB by NGC with no WE visible on the banner.</p><p><br /></p><p>Getting my drift? Stick with respected services and work at learning grading yourself so you can make better decisions.</p><p><br /></p><p>clembo[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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