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<p>[QUOTE="mstng02gt, post: 1226994, member: 15174"]In my observations they both grade pretty similar. It seems each service has some coins they are tougher on. For example I have found NGC to be much harder on standing liberty quarters then pcgs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have long thought that PCGS and NGC undergrade coins to gain respect. Going back to the modern and PR70 debate. It is almost like a "cut off" with pcgs to keep the pops low. In my opinion that makes them just as bad as SGS in the fact they try to build value in a product that does not exist. I think most people would tend to disagree with me. But that is just my opinion. If I have gonna fork over 100 bucks for a coin it better be old and rare....not some state quarter in a special holder LOL.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be nice to think that in a crossover that the grading services would only judge the coin. I agree with OP that they do this to build value in their product. </p><p><br /></p><p>Then again I have an NGC MS66 Morgan I just bought sight unseen covered in bagmarks. I bet that would not cross over LOL[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mstng02gt, post: 1226994, member: 15174"]In my observations they both grade pretty similar. It seems each service has some coins they are tougher on. For example I have found NGC to be much harder on standing liberty quarters then pcgs. I have long thought that PCGS and NGC undergrade coins to gain respect. Going back to the modern and PR70 debate. It is almost like a "cut off" with pcgs to keep the pops low. In my opinion that makes them just as bad as SGS in the fact they try to build value in a product that does not exist. I think most people would tend to disagree with me. But that is just my opinion. If I have gonna fork over 100 bucks for a coin it better be old and rare....not some state quarter in a special holder LOL. It would be nice to think that in a crossover that the grading services would only judge the coin. I agree with OP that they do this to build value in their product. Then again I have an NGC MS66 Morgan I just bought sight unseen covered in bagmarks. I bet that would not cross over LOL[/QUOTE]
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