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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 5179117, member: 24314"]coinquest1961, posted: "I rank them above the Need Glasses Charlie boys. I think ICG badly damaged their reputation during the period when they were grading lots of stuff MS70 and PR70 when Teletrade was fading. It's unfortunate <span style="color: #b30000">the marketplace doesn't see them as equals of the "Big Two."</span></p><p><br /></p><p>ICG and ANACS will <b><span style="color: #b30000">NEVER be considered equals</span></b> of NGC or PCGS. The game is rigged. Even if folks would say that ANACS & ICG grade OK and if CAC stickered their slabs they would not be considered equals. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>I personally don't wish to be considered equal.</b> A member here mentioned "mission." My mission is to make any service I've worked for better in every respect than any other TPGS; yet have that ideal a huge secret. Sort of like a <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie91" alt=":stinkyfeet:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> fungus that gradually takes over a big toe. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the 70 grade. In my experience, at least 40% of them from any TPGS are NOT. The use of that grade - finally, as perfect coins DO EXIST - was another slow to develop EXCELLENT marketing decision on par with the others I mentioned above.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 5179117, member: 24314"]coinquest1961, posted: "I rank them above the Need Glasses Charlie boys. I think ICG badly damaged their reputation during the period when they were grading lots of stuff MS70 and PR70 when Teletrade was fading. It's unfortunate [COLOR=#b30000]the marketplace doesn't see them as equals of the "Big Two."[/COLOR] ICG and ANACS will [B][COLOR=#b30000]NEVER be considered equals[/COLOR][/B] of NGC or PCGS. The game is rigged. Even if folks would say that ANACS & ICG grade OK and if CAC stickered their slabs they would not be considered equals. [B]I personally don't wish to be considered equal.[/B] A member here mentioned "mission." My mission is to make any service I've worked for better in every respect than any other TPGS; yet have that ideal a huge secret. Sort of like a :stinkyfeet: fungus that gradually takes over a big toe. :vomit: As for the 70 grade. In my experience, at least 40% of them from any TPGS are NOT. The use of that grade - finally, as perfect coins DO EXIST - was another slow to develop EXCELLENT marketing decision on par with the others I mentioned above.[/QUOTE]
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