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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1229133, member: 112&quot;]Red Tiger - </p><p><br /></p><p>As I have said several times now, it is accepted as fact by those with knowledge and experience that with some series PCGS does have tougher grading standards, and that with some series NGC has tougher grading standards. So yes, there are some coins where those slabbed by PCGS do bring higher prices on average. I don&#039;t dispute that.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the problem comes in because the general coin buying public is not aware of this. All they know is that for decades now fans of PCGS have shouted from the rafters that PCGS is the better grading company. They look at the exceptional examples that bring higher prices, they read and listen to the advertising, they read the comments posted on the forums by PCGS fans, they look at the various price guides, and they accept across the board that PCGS is the better, the tougher grading company. That - is the myth.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the truth is it isn&#039;t any better or tougher, it is just different than NGC. The two companies have entirely different grading standards and they cannot be compared to each other in that manner.</p><p><br /></p><p>And no, nobody should just take my word for this. Anymore than they should just take your word for what you say. What they should do is look for themselves, check the realized auction prices for any type of coin that they may be interested in. And I don&#039;t mean just 3 or 4 or 10 or 20. Look at them over a period of years. There are thousands and thousands of auction records that can be easily checked. And not just Heritage, but all the auction companies.</p><p><br /></p><p>In some ways what you are saying and what I am saying are the same thing. But if you read between the lines it appears that you still have a bias towards PCGS. Well, you&#039;re allowed, you can have your favorite if you wish just like anybody else. But I urge everyone to do as I suggest, look for yourselves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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