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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3850991, member: 71642&quot;]Merely an observation from watching Japanese auctions.&nbsp; In Japan PCGS seems to have made quite the impression.&nbsp; Plus &#039;the best&#039; cachet takes root when properly marketed.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS has started using the JNDA catalog as their reference which is far superior for varieties and numbering.&nbsp; I have seen coins that are numerically graded the same, and with similar features (ie same degree of toning) and the PCGS ones will go higher.&nbsp; I purposefully seek out the NGC slabs in one particular auction house for that very reason.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will try and cross a PCGS to NGC slab only when it suits a registry set (an affliction I came down with for awhile), but otherwise am slab agnostic.&nbsp; The PCGS bump does not always translate well to the NGC grades though so I generally allow for a drop when I fill out the paperwork.&nbsp; I&#039;d say about 10% of my (slabbed) Japanese coins are in PCGS slabs.&nbsp; Wish NGC would go JNDA.&nbsp; I also prefer the aesthetics of the PCGS slab.&nbsp; Those dang prongs.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I have submitting privileges at NGC, not PCGS.&nbsp; Love their customer service and responsiveness.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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