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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joshua Lemons, post: 25923712, member: 82388&quot;]I&#039;ve only used NGC for grading purposes as I&#039;m a world coin collector and I think it&#039;s established NGC is the go-to for those.&nbsp; But, I&#039;ve seen an increase in world coins in PCGS holders, so this could be changing.&nbsp; As of now, i have 46 NGC slabbed coins and 41 PCGS, all world.&nbsp; A year ago that number would have been skewed heavily to NGC.&nbsp; </p><p>I was a raw collector for many years.&nbsp; As I got older it became apparent many of the nicer coins were slabbed.&nbsp; So, as my tastes refined and I began picking up higher grade and scarcer coins, my slab collection grew.&nbsp; I then felt the need to certify my own nice raw coins, mostly for the fact that graded coins are easier to sell, people like the security.&nbsp; I learned about 25% of my submissions earned details grades, but I took it as a learning opportunity.&nbsp; I&#039;m still not great at spotting tooling. </p><p>I tried the crack out game only twice.&nbsp; I cracked a type 1 buffalo from an ICG slab in hopes of a same grade. It downgraded one point.&nbsp; I cracked a stunning silver Danish 10 ore in an ANACS slab that proceeded to grade up one point and earned a star!</p><p>I personally like the process of grading.&nbsp; Selecting the coins, sending them in and getting excited to see the grades!&nbsp; I do wish they&#039;d work on economy turnaround times, but I just can&#039;t see myself sinking anymore money into grading.&nbsp; That would change of course if I get something really valuable!</p><p>I&#039;ve rambled enough.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a toned Bamberg 3 heller for your enjoyment.[ATTACH=full]1650454[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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