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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;smb12321, post: 141709, member: 3682&quot;]Thanks for the info but this is hardly a surprise.&nbsp; Grading has and always will be subjective and companies (like individuals) have and always will make&nbsp; statements to bolster their image. I have stated until I am blue in the face that NGC &amp; PCGS do NOTHING different than other reputable services insofar as methodologies used in determining&nbsp; authentication, variation or grade. They perform the same tests, consult the same &quot;experts&quot;, lok in the same books as 99% of the other graders. What sets them apart are the large sums spent on marketing as both companies try to convince the numismatic world that they are somehow the&nbsp; &quot;standard&quot;.&nbsp; Of course what they mean is that they grade the most coins - illogical but compelling.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Their graders have years of experience but subjectivity has never been worse,&nbsp; especially in the shadowy MS63-MS67 range when a notch up or down results in thousands gained or lost.&nbsp; If grading was objective there would be no need to resubmit coins over and over as is the norm.&nbsp; Yes, I own PCGS &amp; NGC but for the same reason a member listed above - the coin, not the slab. Brand loyalty is a powerful tool whether it&#039;s a car (&quot;I only drive Ford&quot;),&nbsp; beer (&quot;I only drink Millers&quot;) or coins (&quot;I only buy PCGS&quot;) -&nbsp; a phrase heard often at coin shows. </p><p><br /></p><p>smb12321[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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