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Message:: [QUOTE="AuSgPtHoarder, post: 736138, member: 9817"]You probably don't see a whole lot of difference in price between an NGC and a PCGS MS-63, for example, but the perception is that a lot of PCGS 69's could end up as NGC 70's.  Whether there is any truth to that, I don't know.  A peek into population reports to see the ratio of 70's, 69's, 68's to the total of each would yield decent information on which is more strict in terms of top grades.  However, those ratios could also be affected by who is submitting which coins to each of those companies. In the last few years, I've probably sent only about a dozen coins a year in for grading.  I use PCGS for mine, but consider NGC plenty reputable.  My goal in terms of graded coins is to cherrypick gems at shops/shows and send those worthwile in for professional grading/certification.  I like to use profits from coin buys/sells to pay for as much of the "worthless" stuff as possible, since most of what I like to collect are items which will probably never see a whole lot of value. : )[/QUOTE]