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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 5145878, member: 24314&quot;]<i>chascat, posted: &quot;I only own a few ICG slabs and am very comfortable with them.&nbsp; <b>All are graded <span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">about 1 grade low</span>, all were at a <span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 0)">bargain price</span></b>, I only wish I hadn&#039;t passed by a few that I would love to own now.&nbsp; I will always keep an eye out for bargains in the future.&nbsp; No problem at all with ICG.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(179, 0, 0)">By whose standards - yours?&nbsp; Perhaps you are a very conservative grader?&nbsp; Gradeflation?&nbsp; How long have you owned them?&nbsp; Example?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Lehigh96, posted:&nbsp; &quot;But it isn&#039;t just PCGS, it is NGC as well, <font size="6"><span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 0)"><b>they both bring more money than coins in ANACS or ICG slabs.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">&quot;</span></span></font></i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Is there KNOWLEDGEABLE collector who <span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 0)">DID NOT KNOW THAT?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;That doesn&#039;t mean that every coin ANACS &amp; ICG coin is overgraded, but the market will treat them that way.&nbsp; Here is an anecdotal example.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>I found this ICG MS67 1938-S Jefferson Nickel on eBay and purchased it for $37.50.&nbsp; The greysheet value for the 1938-S Jefferson is $22 in MS66 and $170 in MS67.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/mKRGoQN.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ff5xZEs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;IMO, the coin was correctly graded at MS67, but <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 0)">since the market often values ICG coins at a grade lower than NGC or PCGS,</span></b> I saw the opportunity to crack the coin from the ICG plastic, submit it to NGC, and make a tidy profit if NGC concurred.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/8CYvkIp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;I sold the coin for $178 within 1 month of listing it on eBay.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Of course this one example doesn&#039;t prove anything about the grading skills of either ICG or NGC, but it provides real life perspective of how the market treats their grades differently.&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Absolutely!&nbsp; Thanks for a perfect example showing what <span style="color: rgb(0, 179, 0)">EVERY KNOWLEDGEABLE COLLECTOR/DEALER KNOWS: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The TPGS, all grade coins basically the same.&nbsp; That&#039;s why so many excellent bargains and good profits can be had buying second tier TPGS coins!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Now, back to your claim that I disagree with.&nbsp; In my experience, there is more &quot;<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0)"><b>crap</b></span>&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> in PCGS slabs (for various reasons) than</span> found in ANACS or ICG slabs.&nbsp; MUCH MORE.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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