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Message:: [QUOTE="RedTiger, post: 632901, member: 19098"]In general PCGS graded coins do tend to get higher prices, or sell faster at the same price. That is the tendency, there are always exceptions. When I first joined the PCGS forum, I thought a lot like the others, that it was all Koolaid. I learned that I was wrong, especially at higher prices, especially in some series. At $50 there is only minor separation between retail prices for each service. Go up to $500, and there are few  ANACS coins. Go up to $5000, and there will be virtually none where the grade determines the price, or the coin will usually trade at a significant discount. The better coins will mostly have been crossed to NGC or PCGS. Keep in mind that the PCGS forum has a lot of heavy hitters, that routinely buy $5000 and even $50,000+ coins. It is a far different world than someone buying  $20 to $100 coins.  Data in large numbers, doesn't lie. Data isn't koolaid. Any person can register at Heritage or Teletrade and look at thousands upon thousands of completed auctions. For some coins, some series, there is nary a difference. For other coins it is double or triple the price on average, for a PCGS top pop coin or high grade coin. For some series, such as Buffalo nickels or classic gold, there is often a full point separation for PCGS over some of the other companies.[/QUOTE]