What grading services do you all use, if any? Who do you think is the best? I always hear about NGC and PCGS, but do they divide the world of certified coins between themselves?
Personally, I have never submitted a coin to a grading service in my life. Who's the best is a pretty broad question because it dpends on how you wish to define "best". But my opinion, in a general sense, is that NGC would be my first vote followed by PCGS and then ICG. It used to be that I would include ANACS, but they recently changed their grading standards and I no longer include them in the group of better grading companies. However, if buying coins slabbed in the old ANACS holders, then I would include them as my 2nd choice.
Yeah, that's the catch-all phrase they use grizz, but ya know what is even more important and a lot more accurate than that one word - two words, grading standards ! For once you examine them, there isn't nearly as much subjectivity as they would have you believe.
