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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 103909, member: 2972&quot;]You and Speedy are both incorrect, and I should point out the coin in question is a 66 not a 67.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the statistics:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/mike_rementer/image/54722372/original.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>For the coin in question, an MS 66, NGC graded 28.232% of the coins MS 66, whereas PCGS only graded 21.163% of their coins MS 66.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Again, assuming NGC and PCGS get an even distribution of coins, NGC is looser on this coin in particular.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, the numbers are as I described in my original statistics, and are shown with more precision in the above table.&nbsp; Specifically, on average, NGC grades 0.184 points higher.&nbsp; Again, on average NGC is looser.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting to note that for the next grade higher, MS 67, that PCGS actually grades a higher percentage of their coins in this grade than NGC.&nbsp; Had my coin been a 67, then your and Speedy&#039;s observations would have been correct, and it could be argued that PCGS is in fact looser in their grade of 67 than NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p>In summary, you can argue that my premise (an even distribution of coins between services) is incorrect, but you cannot argue that my conclusions are incorrect.&nbsp; NGC is looser on both the coin in question, an MS 66, as well as the coin overall in all MS grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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