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Message:: [QUOTE="Shortgapbob, post: 206976, member: 6088"]I tend to have mixed feelings about PCI.  The older Green Label holders tend to be very conservative and accurately graded.  Some of their later green label holders are conservative in most grades, but not very strict for grades over 65, moderns, and cameo designations.  The gold labels tend to be all over the place from my experience.  I have seen cleaned and damaged coins in holders, coin that were overgraded by several grades, and even some coins that were accurately graded......inconsistent to say the least.   It seemed to me that the PCI material in the gold holders of the past year became more strictly graded.  After noticing more dealers carrying PCI coins about a year ago, I decided to send some Morgans in for a $6 each special.  I was surprised.  They were fairly strict.  Several of the coins I sent were common 64s that I picked up cheap, and PCI graded them exactly 64....no gift overgrade 65s.  Two definite 64 coins were also put in 63 holders!! I tend to try to find deals if I can find older PCI green holders.....otherwise, I tend to make sure I can see the coin in hand.  I do think that with some of their graders like Stanton, Snow, etc, that they will probably continue to get better and get more respect in the marketplace........nowhere near NGC and PCGS, but maybe closer to ICG.[/QUOTE]