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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3335, member: 112&quot;]It would take several books to accurately &amp; fully explain the differences between the grading companies. But if you take the time to look through the old posts on this Forum you will get a pretty good idea.</p><p><br /></p><p>Short &amp; sweet - not all grading companies are equal. They command different levels of respect as well as prices within the industry. There are 2 grading companies that top the list. NGC &amp; PCGS - but if I had to pick just one it would be NGC easily walking away as the winner.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many other grading companies which have a lesser degree of respect in the industry. Next on the list would be ANACS &amp; ICG with the others falling below them.</p><p><br /></p><p>But before you go about sending your coins in for grading I would first ask you why you think they need to be or should be graded ? I can easily understand a collector wanting to buy graded coins under certain circumstances - I do it myself. But it is a topic of much discussion as to which coins should be submitted for grading in the first place. Cost is one the issues - if a coin is not worth a certain amount of money it can easily cost you more to have it graded than it is worth in the first place. Establishing authenticity is another issue - but with many coins again this is easily accomplished through other less expensive means. </p><p><br /></p><p>So if you are considering submitting coins for grading I would suggest you share with us what these coins are and perhaps we can share with you some insight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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