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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RedTiger, post: 633849, member: 19098&quot;]NGC, I&#039;ll grant you. NGC has greater market share than PCGS. The other companies not so much. </p><p><br /></p><p>Again, for some coins the grade doesn&#039;t make the price, and those coins are okay to send into ANACS for authentication. For others, the grade and the holder both play a large role in market valuation. Whether I like it or you like it, data in large numbers provides solid evidence to that effect. I didn&#039;t set up the rules, I observe them, and play by them. </p><p><br /></p><p>No one has to take my word for anything. I encourage all the readers to go look up the auction results at the major sites (Heritage, Teletrade, Ebay) for the coins they are interested in purchasing. For some series in some grades, there isn&#039;t much price difference between the major services and it is fine to shop around. For other coins there is a wide gap. For the series and grades where there are significant price differences (in extreme cases double or triple the price), about 80% of the time it is PCGS as the service with the higher average prices, 20% might be NGC. </p><p><br /></p><p>There may be cases, but don&#039;t ever remember seeing a case where ANACS or ICG have higher average prices when there are lots of data points. Individual coins, yes, of course. A coin with spectacular toning or other remarkable factors may bring a much higher price than a coin in a top two holder. However, on average when there is lots of data, I&#039;ve never seen a case where one of those other services have a much higher average price than the big two. It doesn&#039;t mean that coins in other holders aren&#039;t worth buying. No not at all, but the market valuation may not be the same as for a coin in a top two holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not here to bash any company, or to fly the flag for any company, or to drink Koolaid or to sell Koolaid. There is no need to listen to me, or any other forum pundit, the data is out there for all to examine and reach their own conclusions. Again, I encourage everyone to do their own homework on the coins they are interested in and reach their own conclusions. Again, it will vary depending on series, grade, average price. In some cases there is no measurable difference at all and it is fine to shop around. In other cases there is a big price difference and a potential buyer best know that before spending their money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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