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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MIGuy, post: 21345293, member: 116145&quot;]I collected slabbed graded coins for decades but didn&#039;t submit any until about three years ago when I decided to move my top SLQ set into a graded / slabbed set and had a bunch of raw quarters I needed graded to do that (I still have four albums for my lower grade sets - but I only have one 1916 so that stays with the top set).&nbsp; I used ICG because it was simple, I like their process (like the other TPGs with multiple graders reviewing) and they don&#039;t buy or sell coins, they do guarantee authenticity.&nbsp; Also the CoinTalk special is a great deal.&nbsp; $10 a coin (US - it&#039;s $15 for world coins / tokens) and economy only takes about 3 weeks to turnaround from when I mail it to when I open up the fun box back from Florida. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I have found on the 70 coins / tokens I&#039;ve submitted to ICG is that they are really terrific at attribution of variety for early American coinage (at $5 extra per coin for the service), their grading on SLQs has been tough but fair IMO, on medieval hammered silver coins I think they are sometimes a bit overly tough - I&#039;ve got NGC slabs with equally nice coins graded better / straight graded.&nbsp; Studying how ICG grades coins has been a terrific education for me.&nbsp; I do plan on submitting some world coins and medieval coins to NGC to see what they do - as I bought the $150 credit / $99 thing.&nbsp; I joined ANACS for Hugh Wood insurance discount (what a deal!) and I do plan on submitting some SLQs and some early US copper to them, just to see how they compare to ICG.&nbsp; If I was a seller / dealer I&#039;d use PCGS for most coins and NGC for world coins as those slabs tend to carry a premium, which I am grateful for as a collector, because it means I&#039;m more likely to get a deal on an ANACS or ICG slabbed coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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