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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2300484, member: 24314&quot;]James,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In a blind test done many moons ago where the same coins were graded by several grading services, I believe ICG came out on top and advertised the fact.&nbsp; Since then TPG have come and gone at all the services.&nbsp; Nevertheless, NGC (my favorite) and PCGS have the biggest share of the market because their large dealer base &quot;bids&quot; their coins up higher than the bottom two.&nbsp; In real life all the 4 major services grade the same in most cases.&nbsp; However, the exact same coin in a PCGS slab generally brings more $ than in an NGC holder, than in an ICG holder on down.&nbsp; Each collector has a favorite service while dealers like to switch around more between #1 &amp; #2. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As far as I know, none of the big 4 uses the ANA standards exactly as printed.&nbsp; Grading standards have changed (loosened) and many of the photos in that book are too strict compared to market grading as practiced today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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