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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 2064467, member: 36248&quot;]Good info, and makes sense as to what I am seeing too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my thoughts on the two holders, as I&#039;ve seen on hundreds of holders from both services newest holders (not counting the optical, scratch-free NGC).</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC slabs are more likely to acquire large amounts of small, accidental, scratches.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have also seen scratches on slabs fresh from NGC too frequently.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS slabs are much more likely to &quot;SCUFF&quot;, in a small round patch.&nbsp;&nbsp; These scuffs make it hard to see the coin behind it, and are hard to focus beyond for coin photos.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen fresh from PCGS slabs that already have these scuff spots.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course, they are usually directly over the coin faces, and tend to be 1 or 2 per slab when I see them.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also see too many scratches on PCGS slabs that look almost intentional, since they are deep, parallel, and in bunches.&nbsp;&nbsp; To me, those types of PCGS scratches are not picked up incidentally here and there over time (NGC), and seem to be more about mishandling by PCGS / coin owners.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both companies need better scratch protection and better quality control.&nbsp; &nbsp; Coin owners likewise need to stop being so damn rough on their slabs, it would save a lot of money on re-slabbing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have only ever ordered 1 &quot;scratch-resistant&quot; NGC holder.&nbsp; &nbsp; They are super slick feeling, so its easily to tell them apart once you&#039;ve held both types.&nbsp;&nbsp; I did NOT actually test what scratch-resistant meant, as I was planning on selling the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I reholder my NGC coins, I will certainly be using the more expensive, scratch resident holders.&nbsp; &nbsp; I actually read somewhere recently that the newer generation PCGS holders are scratch-resistant and don&#039;t cost more, so its a better deal than NGC.&nbsp; &nbsp; That is an absolute joke!&nbsp;&nbsp; I would say most PCGS holders with the new hologram are picking up scratches within a few weeks of being slabbed. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also don&#039;t understand this, but to me, the older generation of holders, like the NGC Fatty&#039;s seem to be better at resisting scratches.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how that can be true, but I&#039;ve handled a lot of fatties.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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