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Message:: [QUOTE="KBBPLL, post: 25617680, member: 104064"]I've only ever submitted to a TPG once, with ANACS and all Canadian George VI, mostly silver. From that one data point I agree that they're stricter. Overall most of their grades were a point lower than I expected, and a point lower than what I think PCGS or NGC would give them (and I've looked at tons of examples). One got Details - Scratched and I feel like that one was a crapshoot; somebody else might have let it slide. All my half dollars got MS63 and at least two I feel should be 64. Etc. I paid for conservation and they did an amazing job. One very expensive SP coin (my avatar) had gotten Details - Cleaned from PCGS. PCGS missed that it was coated in lacquer. ANACS removed it and gave it SP62. That's a big jump in value. The head guy even called me and explained in detail what they intended to do and what the possible results would be, to get my approval. They don't deserve any bad rap from my experience. I think that's been perpetuated by fans of the big two.[/QUOTE]