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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Prime Mover, post: 1847352, member: 38783&quot;]There are plenty reasons to have coins graded other than just telling whether it&#039;s counterfeit or resale.&nbsp; There are also plenty of reasons to not bother where it is a waste of money.&nbsp; It is expensive to have coins graded, which as pointed out could be useful for buying more coins, which is always a good thing... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, you need to figure out your reasons for grading, and then that will help you pick what to do.&nbsp; If you want to build registry sets you don&#039;t have a choice but to grade with PCGS or NGC.&nbsp; If you want to preserve a coin - toning will drastically slow down while in a holder - it&#039;s a good idea.&nbsp; If you simply want to have your coins in plastic, then don&#039;t bother grading and go with the many snap-lock plastic holders that are out there.</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS and NGC are generally considered 1 and 2 respectively for consistency and industry standards.&nbsp; They also bear the highest price for their services, and you have to have a minimum $50/year membership just to be able to submit directly.&nbsp; They will however bring the best return when going to sell over any other TPG.&nbsp; The submission forms can be confusing especially when considering varieties so you may want to stick with going through your dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anacs is considered 3rd, with their recent gradings closer but still a point or so difference on average from PCGS/NGC.&nbsp; However they will attribute a lot of the errors and varieties the others won&#039;t, and for that reason are used by a lot of error collectors.&nbsp; They are also I believe the cheapest, where if you are simply a member of the ANA you can submit for $10 or $12 a coin directly.&nbsp; Their forms are a little less daunting and might be good to start with if doing yourself.&nbsp; Most bang for the buck.</p><p><br /></p><p>ICG is the last of the major TPG&#039;s.&nbsp; I&#039;ve heard they&#039;ve gotten much better recently but again are also a bit behind the others and your resale value will be substantially less than the others.&nbsp; For example, last year I bought a 1974 Ike slabbed by them as PR70.&nbsp; It&#039;s not by any means, but I bought it simply for the fun of it, for it being the only &quot;70&quot; label I have for that series.&nbsp; It cost me $40, which is the going rate for a PR68 from PCGS.&nbsp; Personally I&#039;ve never used them and don&#039;t plan on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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