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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1269883, member: 112&quot;]Kasia - </p><p><br /></p><p>As I said earlier, with some series PCGS does grade more conservatively than NGC does. And with some series NGC grades more conservatively than PCGS does. It all depends on what the coin is.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, there are plenty of examples of coins that used to be in NGC holders that were cracked out, sent to PCGS and graded exactly the same as they were in the NGC slab. Then there are plenty of coins that were in NGC slabs, cracked out, sent to PCGS, and slabbed 1 grade lower than they were by NGC. And there are plenty of coins that were slabbed by NGC, cracked out, sent to PCGS, and slabbed 1 grade higher than they were by NGC. Of course the same is true if it were all reversed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then you also have the coins that were graded by PCGS, cracked out, and sent to PCGS again. And the coin was graded higher than it was before. Then a few years later, the coin is sold, cracked out again, and sent in to PCGS yet a third time. And again, it is graded higher than it was the second time. </p><p><br /></p><p>And of course there are the cases where a coin was graded by PCGS, cracked out and sent in again, and it was down-graded - lower than it was before. And sometimes, it&#039;s even been body-bagged on the second go around.</p><p><br /></p><p>So what I am trying to tell you is there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to which grading is &quot;better&quot;. Neither one is better. They both do a pretty good job for the most part. In recent years, I personally believe that both companies have changed their grading standards, loosened those standards up in other words. Coins that used to be graded 64 are now being graded 65 - by both companies. Some folks will argue that and say it isn&#039;t true. Others will agree and say it is true. Still others will show you the coins and prove it to you. But the folks that don&#039;t want to believe it - simply won&#039;t believe it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ya see, NGC and PCGS are ice cream. Some folks like this flavor and some folks like that flavor. And some folks like both flavors. But the ones that are stuck on, fans of NGC, are never going to switch over and like PCGS better. And the folks that like PCGS are never going to switch and like NGC better. And both groups will give you a hundred reasons why their way of thinking is right - why their favorite flavor is better than the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now as to any other TPG, including ANACS and ICG - forget about them. Neither one is the same company they used to be. Neither one enjoys the same reputation that they used to have. And neither one grades coins the way they used to grade coins. They aren&#039;t even in the same league any more that NGC and PCGS are in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even with all their faults, meaning NGC and PCGS, and if you read my posts very often then you should know that I think NGC and PCGS have plenty of faults - they are both still the best we have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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