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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2964862, member: 24314"]News flash: ANACS & ICG are virtually identical in what they do except ICG does not usually do ancients anymore. Each does all the varieties that the top two <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> don't recognize. The staff at both services is EQUAL and in many ways MUCH BETTER than the top two services. The senior staff at ANACS & ICG have been authenticating and grading coins before most of the senior staff at PCGS & NGC got out of high school! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Both these second-tier services have a strong following and are less expensive and faster than the top two. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Now IMO, it is very unfortunate <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> that ICG and ANACS do not get the recognition they deserve <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> but there is a SIMPLE REASON for this <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />: <b>A coin in a PCGS or NGC slab is usually priced higher! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2964862, member: 24314"]News flash: ANACS & ICG are virtually identical in what they do except ICG does not usually do ancients anymore. Each does all the varieties that the top two :bucktooth: don't recognize. The staff at both services is EQUAL and in many ways MUCH BETTER than the top two services. The senior staff at ANACS & ICG have been authenticating and grading coins before most of the senior staff at PCGS & NGC got out of high school! :jawdrop: :facepalm: Both these second-tier services have a strong following and are less expensive and faster than the top two. :) Now IMO, it is very unfortunate :( that ICG and ANACS do not get the recognition they deserve :oops: but there is a SIMPLE REASON for this :yawn:: [B]A coin in a PCGS or NGC slab is usually priced higher! :vomit: [/B][/QUOTE]
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