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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Zak, post: 6867, member: 824&quot;]<b>I always hear to grade the coin, never the slab</b>. I agree with this, however, I really like how ICG is encapsulating their coins. Apart from the sonically sealed plastic holder, the use of the Intercept Shields really impresses me. I can&#039;t see how any other grading service can better protect their coins from outside variables (all things being equal) than coins protected with this relatively new technology.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, coming from the color measurement business, I always felt that a clear or white plastic takes away from the true color representation of the coin. Since black is absent of color (no color is reflective from the light source), the color you see from the coin is more true that those that are surrounded with a translucent or white plastic. I know other services that use a black background, but the use of black color ALONG with the additional protection is something I am hoping PCGS or NGC will adopt to their slabs...soon!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for grading, many dealers in the past stated that ICG stood for &quot;I can&#039;t grade&quot; but I must tell you, that the most recent &quot;grading report cards&quot; have been very positive to ICG...especially for their consistency. I also see that Heritage has started to auction their graded coins where in the past, they only auctioned PCGS, NCG and ANACS certified coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bring this up since I have purchased raw and slabbed coins on ebay whereby I felt I paid a hefty premium for PCGS coins over other services. Lately, I have acquired some ICG coins and put the <u>same </u> coin with the <u>same</u> grade next to PCGS and found these samples to be right on with each other...the big differance is that the PCGS coins were almost <b>twice</b> as much!</p><p><br /></p><p>I know, I know, buy the coin, not the slab...but when the market dictates a premium for PCGS over other services, I don&#039;t mind telling you that my experience with ICG and their Intercept Shield slabs is accurately graded with what I believe an ultimate, better protected slab![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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