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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom B, post: 2155532, member: 11854&quot;]I would have to disagree with you <i>strongly. </i>&nbsp; Your statement in bold smacks as the largest bucket of bias in this thread since you readily lump all people with all levels of knowledge and all degrees of experience into one mass.&nbsp; I&#039;m not just a coin dealer, but also a PhD scientist.&nbsp; I earned my PhD through not just hard work and dedication, but also through observation, analytical thinking and a willingness to change my working theory based upon results.&nbsp; It is with this experience and vision that I look at coins and that I use to help novice members of this board.</p><p><br /></p><p>ICG grades according to the proprietary standards of ICG just as PCGS grades according to the proprietary standards of PCGS and NGC grades according to the proprietary standards of NGC.&nbsp; Further, CAC stickers coins according to the proprietary standards of CAC.&nbsp; None of these sets of standards needs to be in agreement with the ANA published guidelines and, in fact, I believe they all differ from the ANA published guidelines in one area or another.&nbsp; The best thing for someone to realize is that while there is significant overlap among each paradigm, that there are also critical areas of difference and while the larger market has recognized these differences on a broad basis, it is up to the individual to identify these differences on a coin-by-coin basis and that is simply not something a less experienced grader is ready to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Therefore, even if ICG were to grade within a 100% accuracy rate for their proprietary standards, it would not mean that the same coin would receive the same grade at PCGS, NGC or anywhere else (might grade higher, might grade lower) and would not mean that such a coin would retain the same liquidity or value if it were graded by a different entity.&nbsp; That is an observation of the real-world market at work[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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