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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dd27, post: 2624192, member: 80416&quot;]And then there is today&#039;s shot across the bow by NGC, discussed on the forum here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/holy-ngc-just-took-pcgs-behind-the-woodshed.289663/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/holy-ngc-just-took-pcgs-behind-the-woodshed.289663/">Holy .... NGC just took PCGS behind the woodshed!</a> ... and here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lets-get-ready-to-rumble-ngc-vs-pcgs.289664/#post-2623895" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lets-get-ready-to-rumble-ngc-vs-pcgs.289664/#post-2623895">Let&#039;s get ready to rumble... NGC vs PCGS</a></p><p><br /></p><p>regarding:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5740/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5740/" rel="nofollow">Salzberg Advises: Research PCGS Populations and Prices</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a quote from the first part of Mark Salzberg&#039;s article/editorial:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>&quot;In November I announced that PCGS-certified coins would no longer be eligible for inclusion in the popular NGC Registry. I received many positive comments from those who have closely followed graded coin populations and prices. Others asked me, “Why? What is the difference between NGC and PCGS?”</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me show you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Over the last five years or so, I have noticed a perplexing trend at PCGS. There has been a dramatic increase in the grades assigned by PCGS for a wide range of coin types and, consequently, I believe that this has caused an extraordinary reduction in the value of many PCGS-certified coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an NGC grading finalizer for the last 30 years, I have worked to ensure the accuracy and consistency of NGC’s grading. I have also closely observed the grading standards employed by our competitor and I can say with confidence that I believe that the grading standards PCGS uses today are completely different from the standards it used 10, 20 or 30 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is my belief that the sudden change in PCGS grading standards around five years ago is harmful not just to collectors of PCGS-certified coins, but to the entire hobby.&quot; {<a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5740/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5740/" rel="nofollow">continued on NGC website...</a>}</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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