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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MIGuy, post: 8457074, member: 116145&quot;]I have found ICG tough but fair in my experience - I think they undergraded a 1921 as VF25 and assessed it as &quot;Damaged&quot; for some minor rim marks that I attributed to bag wear / circulation.&nbsp; I really appreciate the ICG CoinTalk special ($10 for US Coins, $15 for world coins / medals / tokens) and how easy it is to submit to them.&nbsp; Also, after my 1916 SLQ was graded and I posted bad pictures here, lol, I was able to talk to one of the graders who&#039;d personally assessed it which was very helpful.&nbsp; Like ANACS, NGC and PCGS, they use two or three graders (by my understanding) to assess each coin submitted for grading.&nbsp; I have seen over graded and under graded coins in slabs by all four of the big TPGs - but that&#039;s just my opinion of course.&nbsp; I have a couple of NGCs I may submit eventually to PCGS or NGC (cracked out) that I&#039;m pretty sure are undergraded also, including a 1909 Liberty Nickel Proof I posted for Guess the Grade here the other day.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I was submitting coins to get graded for resale purposes I&#039;d probably use PCGS, because they tend to bring a premium in the marketplace (less so lately), but I&#039;m just a collector, so I feel ICG is terrific - they guarantee authenticity and I respect their grades.&nbsp; I do plan on eventually submitting to ANACS and NGC at least, to try them out and because I want to see how they do with my medieval coins and medals.&nbsp; ICG also seems overly tough on medallions (I have a Pan Pac silver medal they rated an F15 that is probably a VF25-30, it&#039;s just not a great strike, which is pretty typical of those) and medieval hammered coins - they really nailed me on a Longshanks silver penny as &quot;damaged&quot; that is IMO just a normal hammered lousy strike.&nbsp; In short, I think ICG is really strong on American coins, including Colonial coppers and 20th century world coins.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the 1921 - with the ICG in-shop photos, you can judge for yourself:&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1498731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1498732[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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