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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1060429, member: 112"]Way too many people make mistakes like this. What's the mistake ? The mistake is forgetting how to grade a coin. What I mean by that is this. There are many criteria that make up the grade of a coin, and any 1 of those criteria can limit the grade of a coin. In other words, the contact marks, hairlines, and eye appeal of a coin may be that of a 66. But if the luster is only that of a 64 then the coin will grade no better than a 64. The same is true of all the criteria and they are interchangeable in the above scenario. You have got to remember that ALL of the grading criteria are important and you cannot accurately grade a coin based on only 1 or 2 of them. You must grade the coin based on all of them ! As to the OP's question about the quality of ANACS grading - the answer depends on a couple of things. 1 - are you talking about the new ANACS or the old ANACS ? The new ANACS grading doesn't even hold a candle to NGC & PCGS. 2 - The old ANACS grading may equal that of NGC or PCGS, but it depends on what series of coin you are talking about. On some series NGC is tougher, on some PCGS is tougher, and some ANACS used to be tougher.[/QUOTE]