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<p>[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 8246506, member: 105098"]there's a lot or really good coin grading services around the world in various countries, LCGS, CGS in UK, ICCS in Canada. they aren't "top tier" with nice slabs, but they aren't basement graders either. </p><p>those type of companies, as far as "visual aesthetics" put them below ANACS or ICG, but the grading is solid in my opinion of the ones I've seen, not that I'm a professional.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd say if it's a grading service located in a country other than the U.S. you've never heard of, don't write it off as "overgraded basement grader" automatically. Just about anywhere on the internet if you ask about grading companies the answer will be "PCGS or NGC, top tier!" they pay good money for that marketing, and so do the people submitting coins to them. Is a Lexus better than a Toyota? Acura better than Honda? Not in my opinion, but people believe it's a premium brand and even swear by it, marketing gave it that appearance also, in my opinion. If it's not those top 4 well known/better known companies from the U.S. be vary wary of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 8246506, member: 105098"]there's a lot or really good coin grading services around the world in various countries, LCGS, CGS in UK, ICCS in Canada. they aren't "top tier" with nice slabs, but they aren't basement graders either. those type of companies, as far as "visual aesthetics" put them below ANACS or ICG, but the grading is solid in my opinion of the ones I've seen, not that I'm a professional. I'd say if it's a grading service located in a country other than the U.S. you've never heard of, don't write it off as "overgraded basement grader" automatically. Just about anywhere on the internet if you ask about grading companies the answer will be "PCGS or NGC, top tier!" they pay good money for that marketing, and so do the people submitting coins to them. Is a Lexus better than a Toyota? Acura better than Honda? Not in my opinion, but people believe it's a premium brand and even swear by it, marketing gave it that appearance also, in my opinion. If it's not those top 4 well known/better known companies from the U.S. be vary wary of them.[/QUOTE]
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