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<p>[QUOTE="EyeAppealingCoins, post: 4523863, member: 96749"]As for grading, neither service has been consistent and there are periods of alternating loosening and tightening. Both are tighter today than a few years ago IMO. The higher up on the scale you go, the snootier PCGS is (moderns excepted - do they actually really grade those things? Some times you have to wonder. )But in PCGS land luster forgives a lot. NGC is more giving of luster if a coin is otherwise there technically.</p><p><br /></p><p>For most series, it is a mixed bag. For two areas, however, I do believe that PCGS is generally tougher and the PCGS/NGC spread are the highest. These are:</p><p><br /></p><p>Early federal coins (and especially Capped Bust Half Dollars).</p><p>Antebellum gold (especially the rarer stuff - think early federal, proof gold, Charlotte/Dahlonega pieces, etc.).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EyeAppealingCoins, post: 4523863, member: 96749"]As for grading, neither service has been consistent and there are periods of alternating loosening and tightening. Both are tighter today than a few years ago IMO. The higher up on the scale you go, the snootier PCGS is (moderns excepted - do they actually really grade those things? Some times you have to wonder. )But in PCGS land luster forgives a lot. NGC is more giving of luster if a coin is otherwise there technically. For most series, it is a mixed bag. For two areas, however, I do believe that PCGS is generally tougher and the PCGS/NGC spread are the highest. These are: Early federal coins (and especially Capped Bust Half Dollars). Antebellum gold (especially the rarer stuff - think early federal, proof gold, Charlotte/Dahlonega pieces, etc.).[/QUOTE]
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