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Message:: [QUOTE="900fine, post: 957528, member: 6036"]Yes. You asked two different questions - "Which is more accurate ?" and "Which brings bigger premium ?" That indicates you feel the two are tightly coupled. They aren't.  Yes. The question "Which is more accurate ?" is very broad with no simple answer. I personally feel PCGS is much tougher in certain areas, namely : <ul> <li> awarding CAM or DCAM to proofs, particularly 19th century / early 20th</li> <li>awarding really high grades (MS66 and above)</li> <li>Questionable Color</li> <li>early US coinage, particularly gold</li> </ul>In grading early US material, all companies handle problems inconsistently. Since so many early US coins have problems of some sort (particularly copper), they are in quandary as to where to draw the line. Not surprisingly, they are inconsistent. For instance, there are many Capped Bust Halves which are badly overdipped yet slabbed. Yep. Same here.[/QUOTE]