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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 66611, member: 112"]Personally, I think NGC is the most accurate and the most consistent. If you examine a group of the same coin all graded the same grade by PCGS you will find a large degree of variance. With NGC this is not the case. NGC is also much tougher when it comes to special designations for specific series like FB, FBL, DMPL etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example, for Franklin half to be designated as FBL by PCGS only the bottom bell lines must be completed with no breaks. With NGC both upper and lower bell lines must be complete with no breaks. The difference is quite similar with all other designations.</p><p><br /></p><p>But there are still other differences between the TPGs. One can be tougher when it comes to grading one particular series than the others. With one it may be Jefferson nickles, with another it may be Saints. With still another it may be Morgans. There is much to learn to understand and recognize these differences between the companies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 66611, member: 112"]Personally, I think NGC is the most accurate and the most consistent. If you examine a group of the same coin all graded the same grade by PCGS you will find a large degree of variance. With NGC this is not the case. NGC is also much tougher when it comes to special designations for specific series like FB, FBL, DMPL etc. For example, for Franklin half to be designated as FBL by PCGS only the bottom bell lines must be completed with no breaks. With NGC both upper and lower bell lines must be complete with no breaks. The difference is quite similar with all other designations. But there are still other differences between the TPGs. One can be tougher when it comes to grading one particular series than the others. With one it may be Jefferson nickles, with another it may be Saints. With still another it may be Morgans. There is much to learn to understand and recognize these differences between the companies.[/QUOTE]
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