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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Beefer518, post: 3103412, member: 87737&quot;]There really are only 2 types of grading companies - those with a personal/corporate interest in the final grade of the coin, and those who put a grade on a coin because in their opinion (right or wrong), the coin deserves that grade. Basement slabbers are the first type. As far as I&#039;m aware, there are only 4 companies that fall into the second group, and that&#039;s what makes them different, and better for the collector and reseller.</p><p><br /></p><p>ICG is a top 4 TPG. </p><p><br /></p><p>And just like PCGS, NGC, and ANACS, they are preferred by their &#039;followers&#039; (aka fan-boys&#039;) for different reasons. But to say that any of those 4 are not top TPG&#039;s is an ignorant statement, and seeing who it is that made that comment (which initiated this thread) is proof of that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Every company in every industry has different secondary goals (primary goal is, and should be, profit), as well as outstanding employees, mediocre employees, and sub-par employees. </p><p><br /></p><p>So your experience with any TPG will vary based on that TPG&#039;s corporate goals, as well as the individual who looked at your coin. That&#039;s also why coins change grades when crossed. Different corporate goals, and a different set of eyes, can easily give the same coin a different grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you are looking at a coin graded from any of the Top 4, whether or not you agree with the grade (higher or lower), you know that it was graded with an honest opinion by the grader, and not because he/she had money riding on the grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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