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Message:: [QUOTE="chascat, post: 2935474, member: 76792"]Last year I sent 10 coins to ANACS for a grading "SPECIAL OFFER".  3 early 50s PFs came back at least 2-3 grades lower than their NGC and PCGS comparisons of others in my collection.  A couple of 1/2 and large cent coins came back in the grades I expected.  A couple of PF and MS commems  came back as expected.  A trade dollar came back as FAKE as I expected and the dealer who sold it to me refunded me money.  1 silver eagle came back MS70.  The one coin I wanted slabbed the most [a 1956 type 1 Franklin] came back PF 66 without any type 1 designation.  That was a shocker for me so I sent it back in and it came back with the proper designation on the slab.  My experience with ANACA was about a 50/50 one and I will probably not use them again except for odd varieties.  I'm considering sending in the proof coins to NGC but it is probably not worth the cost since they're not that valuable anyway.  I think most collectors buy the coin and not the holder anyway so no big deal to me.  I will always like ANACS coins in old soap bar holders but anything in the blue holders are off my list to buy.  The yellow holders just need a good looking over as far as I'm concerned but I avoid buying any high value coins in them.[/QUOTE]