So I just figured out the other night that there is a subsection on grading Roosevelt dimes called fullband, PCGS says it was added not too long ago. I know that different grading companies rank stuff different, so that a coin graded MS-70 by some local, no-name grading company might mean that the coin is actually an MS-63 or something with a top-rate company like PCGS. My question is are full-band designations pretty much standard across the board or do they follow the same pattern as regular grading? Basically, if a no-name grading company certfies a coin as fullband, is it likely that the coin is going to be graded fullband by a higher-quality company too, even if the actual coin grade is lower? Any thoughts appreciated, I get confused when it comes to grading.
If the lower grading Co. is SGS I wouldn't count on it...take a look at the bands on the back of the coin...if they are split and I mean split good then there is a chance. Speedy
In my opinion they never were. SilverDollarMan is correct - they are not the same. And not just with Full Torch/Band either. NGC and PCGS have different requirements for just about all of the various designations. NGC, is and always has been the company with the tougher requirements of the two. For example - with Roosevelt dimes PCGS requires the upper and lower bands on the torch to be split, but that's it. NGC requires both bands to be split but they also require the vertical lines in the torch to be well defined.
