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<p>[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2499660, member: 76863"]For US coins at least there are differences with how the two grade, they're both very consistent within their own standards but their standards are slightly different. While it is true the majority of coins would grade the exact same at either service we do see some differences around big price jumps and it does seem NGC is more willing to give high grades on technically strong ugly coins then PCGS is. The EAC grading book found PCGS to be more conservative on higher grade early copper as an example. There certainly are many fine coins in NGC plastic though and with world coins it doesn't really seem to apply</p><p><br /></p><p>Almost forgot, basically any modern coin with toning especially colorful toning will almost always get AT from NGC even went sent in the OGP. PCGS is the only real option for toned ASEs ect at this time. PCGS on the other hand could certainly learn from NGC and start designating more than just Morgans as PL</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No they do not. PCGS main office is in CA, NGCs main is in FL. Both have offices in China and Europe and I believe both are in Hong Kong as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 2499660, member: 76863"]For US coins at least there are differences with how the two grade, they're both very consistent within their own standards but their standards are slightly different. While it is true the majority of coins would grade the exact same at either service we do see some differences around big price jumps and it does seem NGC is more willing to give high grades on technically strong ugly coins then PCGS is. The EAC grading book found PCGS to be more conservative on higher grade early copper as an example. There certainly are many fine coins in NGC plastic though and with world coins it doesn't really seem to apply Almost forgot, basically any modern coin with toning especially colorful toning will almost always get AT from NGC even went sent in the OGP. PCGS is the only real option for toned ASEs ect at this time. PCGS on the other hand could certainly learn from NGC and start designating more than just Morgans as PL No they do not. PCGS main office is in CA, NGCs main is in FL. Both have offices in China and Europe and I believe both are in Hong Kong as well.[/QUOTE]
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