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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 2124218, member: 46237&quot;]What company you use depends on the coin. There simply is no best TPG, and they are each conservative in different areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the basics for the big 3:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PCGS</b></p><ul> <li>Trusted for US coins<br /> </li> <li>Worst customer service</li> <li>Generally considered to have the best slabs<br /> </li> <li>Grading can be inconsistent</li> <li>Tends to give out AT and Environmental Damage designations too readily on market acceptable coins</li> <li>Crossovers allowed from NGC, ANACS, and ICG</li> </ul><p><b>NGC</b></p><ul> <li>Trusted for US coins</li> <li>Most trusted for World coins</li> <li>Best customer service</li> <li>Best for premium toned coins (star designation)</li> <li>Crossovers allowed only from PCGS</li> <li>Most trusted conservation (through NCS)</li> </ul><p><b>ANACS</b></p><ul> <li>Attributes many minor varieties not recognized by PCGS and NGC</li> <li>Best for countermarked coins</li> <li>Crosses over from any other TPG</li> <li>Gives numeric grades to details coins. If you have a choice AU <i>details</i> coin (especially if the problem is minor) where there is a significant price gap between AU50/53 and AU 55/58, it does better in ANACS plastic.</li> <li>Lowest prices for grading US coins if you keep up on their specials. Often they will do a volume special for a particular series at under $10 per coin.</li> </ul><p>Overall I don&#039;t see that much of a difference between PCGS and NGC in terms of US coins. Since I collect both US and World coins and NGC is much better for world coins (plus great customer service), I primarily use NGC. I do use ANACS as well though for the specific cases I mentioned above.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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