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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midas, post: 71819, member: 2761&quot;]First, let&#039;s not debate if there is such a thing as a &quot;perfect&quot; coin.&nbsp; If you <u>can&#039;t</u> find marks or blemishes under 5 or 7X power (I forgot what is the correct power used for uniform grading purposes), technically you can call the coin &quot;perfect&quot;.&nbsp; If want to look at a coin under an electron microscope, yes...you may find an imperfection in one grain structure alignment against the other.&nbsp; But think about it...if you can&#039;t see an imperfection, a hairline, a mark, etc., even under 30 power, can&#039;t you technically grade the coin perfect?&nbsp; That&#039;s a debate for some people here, but let&#039;s stick to the thread itself...shall we?</p><p><br /></p><p>********************************************************</p><p><br /></p><p>I know for a fact (looking at population reports) that NGC certifies more PR70&#039;s (as a percentage) than PCGS.&nbsp; So is PCGS tougher in handing out this &quot;perfect&quot; grade?</p><p><br /></p><p>You make the call...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>For instance, take a look at the 2000 American Silver Eagle in PR70 grades:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS gave out 32 PR70DCAM&#039;s out of 5341 submissions.&nbsp; That is just under .6%</p><p>NGC gave out 268 PR70UltraCams (same as DCAM) out of 3420 submissions.&nbsp; Equals to 7.8%.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>How about a 1999 Lincoln Proof Cent?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS gave out 20 PR70DCAMS out of 2376 submissions.&nbsp; Equal to .8%</p><p>NGC gave out 253 PR70UCAMS out of 3130 submissions.&nbsp; Equal to 8.0%</p><p><br /></p><p><b>While we are on 1999, look at Kennedys from the Silver proof set:</b></p><p>PCGS gave out 8 PR70DCAMs out of 2678 submissions.&nbsp; Equals under .3%</p><p>NGC gave out 83 PR70UCAMs out 1735 submissions.&nbsp; Equals under 4.8%</p><p><br /></p><p>I used these three coins because most of these coins that could have been submitted, <u>have</u> been submitted.&nbsp; But then again, maybe 10 to 15 times more 70 coins end up at NGC!?!&nbsp; Who knows?</p><p><br /></p><p>Draw your own conclusions...(I have).&nbsp; Look at the ratio of &quot;perfect&quot; grades to the total amount of submissions.&nbsp; Then look up prices realized for recent completed auctions from Heritage, Teletrade, Bowers &amp; Merena, and others to get a feel for what the coin&#039;s market values are.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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