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Who inflates grades the most?

atomicatomic Posts: 168
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I keep hearing it's PCI. True? I'm considering a PCI slabbed coin and it just doesn't look MS63 to me. Thx.
Atomic
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  • kamehameha00kamehameha00 Posts: 2,077
    Old PCI grades fairly well and the new PCI...well...It sucks.
  • kamehameha00kamehameha00 Posts: 2,077
    Other bad grading companies include:

    ACG
    SGS
    NTC(In my opinion,the worst)
    ICG(only with moderns)
  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,668 ✭✭✭✭✭
    SEGS, NTC are the two worst (not counting ACG, as they appear to be on the way out)

    I saw a SEGS 1897-o $ graded MS-62 walk into a shop today, the guy was wanting opinions as he just bought it for 500.00. Clearly an AU-55 maybe 58 at best!

    Big price difference!!!


    jim
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is easy...it is Ernie of Ebay!!

    Tyler
  • atomicatomic Posts: 168
    Ok, thx folks. So who's the best then? I didn't know there were so many.
    Atomic
    Estragon: I can't go on like this.
    Vladimir: That's what you think.
    - Samuel Beckett, Waiting For Godot
  • razorface1027razorface1027 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭
    Let's NOT discount PCGS either, oooops...that called market manipulation...WRONG answer..image
    What is money, in reality, but dirty pieces of paper and metal upon which privilege is stamped?
  • mintlustermintluster Posts: 926
    All regular coin shops with nothing but raw coins.
    They ALWAYS overgrade.
    Gee, I wonder why.
    They don't like slabbing companies because it ties their hands on the issue of grade.
  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Who inflates grades the most? >>


    Many raw coin sellers on those auction websites.

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay

  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    Arco,
    You beat me to it. I agree - Ernie!
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    agree! ERNIE!

    K S
  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,323 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Who is best?

    For moderns ANACS is probably the most conservative.
    For Indian cents and early Lincolns I would rate PCGS 1, ANACS 2, NGC 3.
    For early copper ANACS is very tough these days as is PCGS. NGC may be a bit less conservative. There has been inconsistency over time on early copper so you really have to know how to grade these.
    All glory is fleeting.

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