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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1439227, member: 26030&quot;]Here is some additional food for thought about the whole PCGS grades vs. NGC grades and whether or not they are comparible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take a look at the PCGS price guide vs. the NGC price guide </p><p>for a <span style="color: #0000ff"><b>1909vbd Matte Proof Lincoln</b></span>.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>First the PCGS Online Price Guide</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS PRICE GUIDE</p><p>[ATTACH]176825.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Next next the NGC Online Price Guide</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC PRICE GUIDE</p><p>[ATTACH]176826.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Anybody notice a 1 to 1.5 to 2 grade offset between roughly equivalent prices?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A <b>PCGS</b> PR<b>64</b> RD sells for roughly the same price ($37k) as an <b>NGC</b> PR<b>65</b> RD ($36k) ... that&#039;s a 1 grade gap.</p><p>So I bet if you sent in 10 NGC PR65 RD slabbed coin to PCGS, most would slab at PCGS as PR64 RD. (one grade down)</p><p><br /></p><p>A PCGS PR64 BN sells for roughly the same price ($18k) as an NGC PR66 BN ($19k) ... that&#039;s a 2 grade gap.</p><p><br /></p><p>It appears the PCGS slabbed coin with a given grade is more valuable in the marketplace than an NGC slabbed coin of the same grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think this is compelling evidence that PCGS grades are stricter (at least for this series (Matte Proof Lincolns)).</p><p><br /></p><p>If NGC graded Proof Copper the same way PCGS graded Proof Copper ... I think these price guide prices would be a lot closer between the two companies.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bet the prices are closer for silver coins, as my experience has been silver coins seems to cross at grade more frequently. </p><p><br /></p><p>Copper coins do sometimes cross at grade (I have had a few do that)&nbsp; -- but often (I would even say typically) they cross 1 to 2 grades down going from NGC to PCGS.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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