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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2802029, member: 24314&quot;]As a <b>defender </b>of all four major services (I have various connections to three of them), I&#039;ll try to answer this:</p><p><br /></p><p>Johndoe2000$, posted: &quot;I have to ask why you, or anyone for that matter, would send a coin to ICG in the first place??? Aren&#039;t they considered low on the totem pole of TPGS??? Or has something changed???&nbsp; Used to be almost detrimental to have coins in their slabs. Simply curious, not intentionally slandering the brand.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>First, let&#039;s eliminate the experience of the authenticators/graders.&nbsp; I believe the services are equal overall; however, I will say that NGC is probably best for oriental coins and ancients.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, each service has good points and not so good points. These have to do with perceived and actual value in the slab, cost of service, speed of service, open to all submissions or must join a club, coins included in variety services, &quot;look&quot; of the slab, customer service, actual contact with a professional grader, goals of the collector, registry sets,...get the idea. </p><p><br /></p><p>Since you specifically asked, IMO based on experience and not hearsay, ICG is the best choice with regard to <b>many</b> of these points. For example, call any of the top four and try to discuss the grades you received on twenty of your coins (twenty-five to thirty minute call <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) with one of the people who graded them.&nbsp; If that is important to you, ICG is the winner.</p><p><br /></p><p>A further example.&nbsp; Try and sell an ANACS, SEGS, or ICG coin for what the coin inside the slab is actually worth (after the dealer buys it and it crosses).&nbsp; PCGS is the winner here. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, depending on how a small collector/dealer wishes to be treated and what they wish to do with the coin - keep or sell, that may influence his choice.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>One other thing to be fair:&nbsp; I see over graded, under graded, and correctly graded slabs from every TPGS.&nbsp; I&#039;ll bet you do also.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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