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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oval_man, post: 1192742, member: 22602&quot;]I&#039;m sure others with more experience will chime in, but in my limited research (not buying!) experience, PCGS is stingier with the really high grades. I&#039;ve noticed this with Shield and V nickels, Large Cents, 2 C pieces, etc. A Shield that has an NGC FMV of say, $1,500 could be valued at $4,000 on PCGS&#039;s price guide.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your Lincoln is an extreme example of this.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: you might like to know that the Coin Dealer Newsletter (Grey sheet) includes in their weekly publication a &quot;comparison of [sight-unseen] certified coin Bids relative to CDN sight-seen Bid levels&quot; and, for about the past year or so, I&#039;d say, NGC has actually inched out PCGS in this average. I.e., sight-unseen NGC slabs sell for about 79% of their sight-seen counterparts while PCGS slabs sell for about 78% of their sight-seen counterparts. Certainly this suggests confidence in NGC, despite PCGS having more clout in the higher grades (which is not true for all issues, BTW).</p><p><br /></p><p>By comparison, sight-unseen ANACS slabs sell for roughly 54% of their sight-seen counterparts. Quite a difference!</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, NGC and PCGS are reputable but PCGS commands a premium in the higher grades of certain issues. At least that&#039;s been my experience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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