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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2638460, member: 77639&quot;]First, unless the coins are quite inexpensive, PCGS and NGC should be the only TPGs to consider because these two get the most respect in the marketplace.&nbsp; If you want to compete in the registries, then all the coins in a particular series should be graded by either one or the other because neither service allows the other&#039;s slabs to be registered for competition.</p><p><br /></p><p>As pointed-out by others, memberships can pay for themselves because they come with a certain number of included submissions.&nbsp; Read the fine print though.&nbsp; The submissions have restrictions on coin value, and extra services (photography, conservation, variety attribution, etc.) are extra cost.&nbsp; You can get submission privileges at NGC by becoming a member of ANA.</p><p><br /></p><p>You should do your own research on whether PCGS- or NGC-graded US coins get more respect in the marketplace for particular series.&nbsp; Use the PCGS auction results or the Heritage database.&nbsp; Pricing guides, like Red Book, CDN, coin magazines, those of the grading services, etc., often have out-of-date or excessively high prices. NGC is probably more popular for non-US coins, and only they do ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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