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Message:: [QUOTE="brg5658, post: 2301141, member: 29751"]I think 30 years of consistency is a good reason to not change.  People who collect coins in both brands of plastic know the differences. Furthermore, the oft repeated mantra that "PCGS numerical grades are on average one point lower than NGC" is not true outside of the USA coin market.  NGC has the favor of world coin collectors over PCGS, except for some smaller regional markets (e.g., Australians seem to prefer PCGS graded coins over NGC).  In the end, the continuation of consistency trumps playing the game that PCGS plays.  And, coin collectors will take a great coin regardless of its method of storage.  It's the dealers and flippers who benefit from the perception of PCGS being somehow "better"... I should state for the record, I collect both PCGS and NGC coins -- I don't really care about the brand of plastic if I like the coin, pay a fair price, and know what I'm doing before I pull the trigger.  <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]