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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Richard01, post: 43283, member: 2700&quot;]I&#039;d like to think I am interested in the middle of the road. Not SEGS, but not PCGS. I am &#039;okay&#039; at grading, which is to say learning, and feeling like each month I need to go back and regrade what I&#039;ve done before, cause I was too leanient, perhaps in the dream of having a more valuable collection! I have enough resources to do decent comparisons now, and I know that for my collection, a slabed coin that has a PCGS value of $200 bought for $180 in a PCGS holder is not worth more to me than an equivalent coin for $120 in a lower tier holder. </p><p>I don&#039;t think most of the TPG&#039;s who are not top tier are bottom feeders! That seems harsh. I think that they are industry people trying hard to make a living and do a good job at it. A small percentage does not fit that. I can honestly say that the Nugrade slabs I have (generally newer coins, valued from $10 to $30 only) have been as accurate as I&#039;d expect. Not coins valuable enough to go to PCGS, but nice coins from the last 30 years, including nice MS65 state quarters. Same goes for ACCGS. They seem legit, and trying to make a go of being a legit third party grader. $9 per submission is a nice thing to!</p><p>I don&#039;t dislike PCGS in any way, and I have PCGS coins. I just think the others have a solid place in this game, and some of them could end up being the &#039;big guy&#039; in a decade. Eventually, those on top are displaced by those who are more flexible, adaptable, and eager to provide service. Nothing &#039;bottom feeder&#039; like about that, is there?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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