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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1243243, member: 29751&quot;]The particular grade on a slab, regardless of PCGS or NGC, is only as good or true as the person or group of people who reviewed the coin and assigned it the grade.&nbsp; Both PCGS and NGC have stellar world-class graders.&nbsp; Maybe your coin was graded the day after the PCGS Christmas party, or the NGC summer bar-b-que.&nbsp; Hung-over graders are probably a little grumpy? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In short, I have a couple hundred of each, and I will say I have seen egregious errors from both sides.&nbsp; Some series are considered much higher quality from NGC (e.g., full steps designation as 5FS v. 6FS is only differentiated by NGC, and FBL designation of Franklin Halves is more strict from NGC than PCGS).&nbsp; On the flip side, prices usually reflect that PCGS graded coins go for higher prices.&nbsp; Though, some of that price inflation could be due to the fact that PCGS only allows PCGS coins in their registry sets, while NGC allows both PCGS and NGC.&nbsp; I also know of coins being cracked out and sent from one TPG to the other (in both directions) and they come back both higher and lower sometimes.&nbsp; Long story short, and I know it&#039;s been said a million times, buy the coin not the plastic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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