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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mac McDonald, post: 6486634, member: 117420&quot;]Thanks for sharing, plus the photos, et al. I&#039;d reply to you directly...not here if taking up space, etc...sorry, but I&#039;m fairly new here plus a tech-dummy, and don&#039;t know how.&nbsp; Anyway, I have a 1955-S Lincoln cent graded MS68RD by ICG, and it&#039;s every bit a 68 and arguably even a 69 (believe it or not)...and a nice natural/radiant but aged red (not cleaned in any manner I&#039;m sure).&nbsp; As a student of grading/grading standards, it&#039;s at least a 68. It&#039;s in a recent/current ICG holder like those in your SLQ photos (not an older one).&nbsp; The coin in grade lists for $10,000 if/by PCGS and $9,750 if/by NGC, with only one other in grade listed for/by each service. That said, I can&#039;t sell it for even $100 (I wouldn&#039;t, don&#039;t worry, but have asked) and I paid less than $10 for it if that gives you any indication...no one will touch it given ICG...have been told as much, and afraid to submit for crossover grade to PCGS/NGC as likely may not get a 68 because of ICG.&nbsp; Even had a PCGS rep laugh over the phone condescendingly at ICG when I asked about crossover grading (I didn&#039;t share the specific coin...just an example).&nbsp; I know from past experience that PCGS, especially, looks down their nose and rarely gives an equal grade for coin in a lesser TPG slab (other than NGC or maybe ANACS) even if deserving. Sad to say, but a reality.</p><p><br /></p><p>To your last, have considered this, but not sure I want to risk losing my MS68RD grade for a lesser grade...even a 67 loses thousand$ in potential value for this. Then again, those thousand$ aren&#039;t there, anyway, in an ICG slab, so maybe it doesn&#039;t matter.&nbsp; May try a crossover submission to NGC or PCGS with additional instructions to &quot;do not slab if not same grade or higher&quot; just to be sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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