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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 165632, member: 112&quot;]Barney - </p><p><br /></p><p>The reason you are getting confused is this - PCGS assigns a number to every coin they grade. That number is unique to PCGS and only PCGS uses those numbers - none of the other slabbing companies do so. The differences are very simple, you just have to have a basic understanding of the coins and the way that PCGS grades coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example - the coin you posted a pic of in post #9 of this thread, the 1889 graded PF66 by NGC - the PCGS number for that coin is 3887. Now, if your coin had been graded as PF66 CAM, then the coin would have a different PCGS number - 83887. The only difference is the CAM designation. Both coins are Proofs, but coin number 3887 is graded as PF66. Coin number 83997 would be graded as PF66 CAM.</p><p><br /></p><p>You see, there are basically 2 types of coins - business strikes and Proofs. If your coin was a business strike it would be graded MS66 instead of PF66. And it would have a different PCGS number, it would be 3850 then.</p><p><br /></p><p>But you need to realize something. Apparently you are trying to use the PCGS price guide in order to determine how much your coins are worth. This is not a good idea. The prices listed in the PCGS price guide are most often way too high - they are not accurate values. If you want accurate values, then look your coins up on Heritage in the auction archives. Again an example - the PCGS price guide for the 1889 nickel in PF66 says it is worth $1000. But if you check recent auction records on Heritage you will find the coin sells for around $750 - not $1000.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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