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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1778595, member: 24633"]Welcome to the neighborhood, Isaac!</p><p> </p><p>As previously stated, a "slabbed" coin generally refers to one that has been graded and certified by one of the third party grading (TPG) services. However, it goes a little further than that. There are many, many grading services. Some are reliable, some are so-so, some are substandard but there are many you should avoid like the plague. Since there are so many in the last two categories, it is much easier to remember those that are the best. Numismatic Guarantee Corporation (NGC) and Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) are the top two grading services. ANACS, ICG & SEGS rank below them but are not as readily accepted.</p><p> </p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1778595, member: 24633"]Welcome to the neighborhood, Isaac! As previously stated, a "slabbed" coin generally refers to one that has been graded and certified by one of the third party grading (TPG) services. However, it goes a little further than that. There are many, many grading services. Some are reliable, some are so-so, some are substandard but there are many you should avoid like the plague. Since there are so many in the last two categories, it is much easier to remember those that are the best. Numismatic Guarantee Corporation (NGC) and Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) are the top two grading services. ANACS, ICG & SEGS rank below them but are not as readily accepted. Chris[/QUOTE]
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