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<p>[QUOTE="The_Cave_Troll, post: 114475, member: 1674"]PNGS is in the same category. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are 4 respected grading companies. They are (in alpebetical order) ANACS, ICG, NGC, and PCGS. The only caveat among them is that ICG tends to allow too many coins into the MS/PF 68, 69, and 70 grades, so be careful when purchasing the perfect, or nearly so, coins from them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those 4 companies are quite good, but not perfect, so you need to be able to grade to confidently buy a coin in their plastic, just so that you can confirm that they got the grade right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any coin that is slabbed by anyone else should be treated as if it is raw. You MUST be able to grade to make sure that you are buying what you intend to buy, because the grades on the other slabes may, or more likely may not, be correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. The business strike coins that I have seen from an SGS 70 slab have all been in the ms62-ms64 range. The only SGS coin I ever bought was a 1991S Lincoln Cent in an SGS PF70. I got it a number of years back expecting an average grade proof. I think the coin I recieved would probably grade PF 66/67 if sent to a reputable grading firm. I knew what i wanted and I knew that what they were offering was what i was after, so I am happy with my purchase, but I also paid a pittance for it. Be careful with SGS, they are one of the sharks in the eBay waters![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The_Cave_Troll, post: 114475, member: 1674"]PNGS is in the same category. There are 4 respected grading companies. They are (in alpebetical order) ANACS, ICG, NGC, and PCGS. The only caveat among them is that ICG tends to allow too many coins into the MS/PF 68, 69, and 70 grades, so be careful when purchasing the perfect, or nearly so, coins from them. Those 4 companies are quite good, but not perfect, so you need to be able to grade to confidently buy a coin in their plastic, just so that you can confirm that they got the grade right. Any coin that is slabbed by anyone else should be treated as if it is raw. You MUST be able to grade to make sure that you are buying what you intend to buy, because the grades on the other slabes may, or more likely may not, be correct. P.S. The business strike coins that I have seen from an SGS 70 slab have all been in the ms62-ms64 range. The only SGS coin I ever bought was a 1991S Lincoln Cent in an SGS PF70. I got it a number of years back expecting an average grade proof. I think the coin I recieved would probably grade PF 66/67 if sent to a reputable grading firm. I knew what i wanted and I knew that what they were offering was what i was after, so I am happy with my purchase, but I also paid a pittance for it. Be careful with SGS, they are one of the sharks in the eBay waters![/QUOTE]
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