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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;flintcreek6412, post: 1864040, member: 61025&quot;]I recently got back into collecting and I immediately noticed that PCGS coins appears to demand a slightly higher premium than NGC.&nbsp; But as I dig deeper into this hobby and begin to spend more money and more expensive coins I scrutinize them much harder. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was looking for a flying eagle in about VF35.&nbsp; Nothing expensive but just enough to make me picky.&nbsp; I found 3 real fast on ebay.&nbsp; 2 were about $105 and one was $125.&nbsp; All graded exactly the same PCGS.&nbsp; I began to look at the 2 at $105 to see which I liked best.&nbsp; Both were OK but then I looked at the one for $125 and bam it was 10x the coin.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know if it was under graded XF or the others were over graded but it was obvious to me it was worth the extra $20.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I have questioned TPG labels since and have learned to buy the coin and simply rely on the grade to make sure it&#039;s problem free.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have seemed to notice that when searching for particular coins I find more graded by one TPG than another.&nbsp; Just from my experience I see way more 1/2 and large cents graded by NGC yet when looking for Morgans I see way more PCGS.&nbsp; Don&#039;t know if that&#039;s a fluke or a reality.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that just based upon set registries NGC seems easier to get along with by allowing other TPG slab to be included.&nbsp; They kind of share their sandbox in a sense.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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