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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 322546, member: 3011&quot;]My personal opinion of the grading companies [stress is on the word opinion] is as follows.</p><p><br /></p><p>Top Tier:</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; NGC - best by a slight edge</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; PCGS</p><p><br /></p><p>Almost as good:</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; ANACS - in the old holders</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; ICG</p><p><br /></p><p>Second tier:</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; ANACS - in the new holders</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; PCI</p><p><br /></p><p>I would avoid the rest unless/until you develop a lot of expertise in grading yourself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, as you have discovered, much depends on eye appeal and the individual specialties of the grading companies.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t be too concerned about which company&#039;s slabs command the highest price on any given day.&nbsp; Just try to make sure you get good value for what you pay.&nbsp; A coin in an NGC holder is probably better than the same coin in a PCI holder, but it will also cost more money.&nbsp; The entire coin hobby is very price efficient and the best you can hope for is to gain enough knowledge to get a fair deal, whatever slab you buy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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