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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 24793628, member: 13307&quot;]I think this mirrors my thought process as well, except that I might add:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) I&#039;ve had a couple issues with NGC damaging my coins (one gilt Notgeld piece, graded MS65, came back with a corrosion spot on it that wasn&#039;t there when I sent it in, and another British penny came back with a huge thumbprint on it that wasn&#039;t there when I sent it in.)&nbsp; For the gilt notgeld piece, their attitude was very subpar, for the British penny they attempted to conserve it but it was still there.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Both coins I would have kept, were it not for the changed condition.&nbsp; Ended up selling both because they were now problem coins, albeit in problem-free slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) I really, really don&#039;t like partnerships with predatory businesses like Home Shopping Network/QVC or this CoinVault nonsense (it&#039;s <i>totally</i> not gambling!) and NGC X.&nbsp; To me, it feels like a money grab and cheapens their reputation.&nbsp; I know NGC does it, I&#039;d probably guess PCGS does it too, but I don&#039;t know for sure.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>3) I prefer the old ANACS soap-slab holders first, then the PCGS slabs, then NGC&#039;s.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree, NGC&#039;s photos, forum, and website are almost embarrassingly bad when compared to PCGS.&nbsp; I know I can take decent photos, but when mine are much better than a professional company who has the money to pay someone to do a better job...to me that just doesn&#039;t feel like a company I&#039;d support long-term.</p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO - totally okay if others disagree.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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