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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 72600, member: 112&quot;]Midas - </p><p><br /></p><p>ANACS does publish pop reports, once a year - they have to be purchased though, just like PCGS, and they are not available on-line.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing I say will ever change your opinion - I&#039;m not trying to do so. I am just trying to present information so that others may form their own opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>I understand what you do with pop reports and why - that&#039;s fine, I have no problem with it. I&#039;ve used the pop reports myself many times. And for whatever it&#039;s worth - I have no problem freely agreeing that NGC assigns more 70 grades than PCGS does - never did. And I have no problem agreeing that PCGS slabbed coins sell for more as a general rule. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I do have a problem with is agreeing that because of these things PCGS is the most conservative or a better grading company. The logic just doesn&#039;t follow. If it did - then it would have to be agreed that ANACS is the most conservative. It doesn&#039;t matter what the ANACS pop report says - use your own eyes. You&#039;ve seen lots of coins and lots of auctions - have you ever seen ANACS grade a coin as MS or PF70 ? If they did the coins would be out there on the market - they are not. Therefore they do not - and if they ever do it would have to be extremely rare. Personally I have never seen even 1 - I doubt you have either.</p><p><br /></p><p>But that really has nothing to do with which company does the better job of grading coins. To me, what determines the better grading company is consistencty &amp; accuracy. If a coin is worthy of a 70 grade - fine assign it. But if it&#039;s a AU55 - give that.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion PCGS is extremely inconsistent with grading. It sometimes seems as if their standards flucuate with the weather. NGC, and ANACS on the other hand seems very consistent. But - that is my personal opinion. That and $1.50 will buy you a cup of coffee&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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