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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1824043, member: 5233"]The only TPGs that are really worth anything are PCGS and NGC. They have set the third party grading standard since they started doing business and are universally considered the best options. Depending on the series...one might be slightly better than the other as far as strict grading but they are both pretty close.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was a time when ANACS and ICG were considered a decent next tier...but in reality they have really slipped in quality over the last several years. They have both changed ownership and with that change came a decrease in grading quality. I personally wouldn't use either and I wouldn't be supremely confident in either companies grade being correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, always evaluate the coin inside the holder and determine for yourself if the grade is accurate (and if so, where the coin stands in the spectrum of that grade)...no matter who slabbed the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1824043, member: 5233"]The only TPGs that are really worth anything are PCGS and NGC. They have set the third party grading standard since they started doing business and are universally considered the best options. Depending on the series...one might be slightly better than the other as far as strict grading but they are both pretty close. There was a time when ANACS and ICG were considered a decent next tier...but in reality they have really slipped in quality over the last several years. They have both changed ownership and with that change came a decrease in grading quality. I personally wouldn't use either and I wouldn't be supremely confident in either companies grade being correct. Bottom line, always evaluate the coin inside the holder and determine for yourself if the grade is accurate (and if so, where the coin stands in the spectrum of that grade)...no matter who slabbed the coin.[/QUOTE]
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