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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1849229, member: 112&quot;]You confirmed my comment. But I submit to you that if I were able to sit down with you for just 1 day and compare coins, you&#039;d change your mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it comes to authenticating a coin, I&#039;d have no problem accepting the judgement of ICG or ANACS, in general. But when it comes to grading, again in general, not a chance. But there are good and valid reasons for that. Of course it is also important to note that I don&#039;t accept the judgement of NGC or PCGS either when it comes to grading in general. There was a time that I did, but not anymore. But they are still far better, stricter, than the other two.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, as I have said countless times, the best course is to completely ignore the slab regardless of whose slab it is and judge the coin yourself. But to do that you must have the requisite knowledge and experience. If you don&#039;t, and you better be honest with yourself, then trust NGC and PCGS before you trust ANACS or ICG when it comes to grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>And so you know, it doesn&#039;t matter who the individuals are or how knowledgeable those individuals are that work for a given TPG (any of them), the individuals are forced to follow the grading standards set by the company they work for. They are not permitted to follow their own personal grading standards.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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