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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Seattlite86, post: 26018506, member: 59737&quot;][USER=26550]@mpcusa[/USER] I completely understand your question. </p><p><br /></p><p>I chose ICG for my first submission of Buffalo nickels because of their low price, expert knowledge, and conservation abilities (in my opinion on par with NGC’a conservation). Admittedly, [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] is the only person here that I know of that actively works for a TPG, but he’s impressed me with his posts on CT.</p><p><br /></p><p>I chose to go to ICG again for this submission, because I know what I have and don’t need PCGS or NGC to validate that. I understand that ICG can sometimes be too lenient on grading, but these coins are all UNC and I’ve seen PCGS and NGC all get it wrong. ICG had great customer service and great turnaround times compared to my and others’ experiences with NGC, PCGS, and ANACS (I have only personally submitted 2x coins to NGC and 10-15x coins to ANACS).</p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted these coins protected so I can pass them around, mail them to other error collectors, and study them more. Even if grading only cost me $10/coin, submitting 40 coins would still total $400 + shipping both ways. I consider that a lot of money and know submissions to PCGS or NGC would cost much more than that. I feel I can now comfortably sell these coins for $20-30. This keeps them affordable to the average collector, while still leaving room for me to get a little extra coin money. If you told me I could buy a slabbed, uncirculated DDO from a country for just $20, I would happily do it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is my opinion that those who are numismatists and have solid understanding of errors and varieties also have a solid knowledge of grading and are sensible enough to buy the coin and not the slab. Those who care enough about NGC and PCGS will simply crack them out and submit them theirselves. Those who do not have sufficient knowledge are likely to accept the ICG slab, especially at such a low cost.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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