Grading Companies from Best to Worst

Nocerino18

Just your opinions - no facts - no slander - Please list the order you think grading companies rank at grading coins from best to worst.

RYK

Again?

Sandhawk

try using the search function................

FatMan

1. PCGS & NGC
2. ANACS & ICG
bottom: All the rest

Nocerino18

I have been on the boards for a while now and never saw this one.

Nocerino18

Thanks for the tip sandhawk. I really appreciate it.

DennisH

PCGS
NGC

ANACS


ICG






everyone else.

NumisOxide

1) PCGS
2) NGC
3) ANACS
4) ICG

Nocerino18

Everyone seems to think ANACS is better than ICG, and I am not saying I disagree. Can someone please explain why on the greysheet ICG has a higher % almost in line with NGC and PCGS? What does the % mean exactly?

PerryHall

<< <i>1) PCGS
2) NGC
3) ANACS
4) ICG >>

RobJ

Myqqy

Where's the love for ACG???

Manorcourtman

PCGS.................................................then ....................NGC, ANACS.................then.......who knows.......

dizzyfoxx

In my opinion, PCGS and NGC equally... then the rest.

RYK

Can someone please explain why on the greysheet ICG has a higher % almost in line with NGC and PCGS?

Don't believe everything you read. Go to a coin show with an MS-65 generic Morgan and MS-64 generic Saint from the three companies and take offers from several potential buyers and report your findings back to us.

nwcs

1a. PCGS
1b. NGC
2. ANACS
The rest

ROBERTB

Let's bring it on...............

ANACS/NGC
PCGS
ICG

ziggy29

ICG is a tough one. In grades at and below, say, MS-63 I'll take them straight up compared to any other grading service. ICG seems more willing to call a choice slider AU-58 whereas the others may give then an MS-62 grade.

And in circulated grades, ICG is every bit as conservative as the others, from what I've seen.

Yes, they begin to break down at and above MS-65. But below 63 or so, I think ICG plastic is as good as any. So is ANACS, for that matter. And ANACS is notoriously brutal on modern submissions. So really, there are a number of sub-markets in play here which may have different answers.

ROBERTB

<< <i>Can someone please explain why on the greysheet ICG has a higher % almost in line with NGC and PCGS? What does the % mean exactly? >>



I've wondered this for years. No one could ever answer me on it. I think it's the percent in which coins graded by those particular services match the greysheets prices per the grade? But it could go both ways. If a PCGS coin sells for more than sheet than the % would be lower just like if an acg coin sold for lower than sheet.

Who the hell knows? If anyone does can you tell us PLEASE.

Nocerino18

...and why is ANACS at only 50 something %? I would definetely pick up a bunch at that price.

Manorcourtman

Note to self........supposedly ICG/IGC is good at MS63 or lower grades......note to self......NGC is better than PCGS according to some blind people.......note to self.....go with PCGS myth at all times!!! Note to self.......ignore anti-PCGS threads at all times!!!

Coinhusker1

<< <i>Everyone seems to think ANACS is better than ICG, and I am not saying I disagree. Can someone please explain why on the greysheet ICG has a higher % almost in line with NGC and PCGS? What does the % mean exactly? >>



Those percentages almost certainly do not reflect reality. I can only guess is that the sample of coins they survey is not representative of the overall coin market, or the pricing info in the sample is flawed.

In reality, all other things being equal, ANACS is #3 and ICG is #4 from what I have seen, in terms of realtive pricing for the same grade.

ER

<< <i>Everyone seems to think ANACS is better than ICG, and I am not saying I disagree. Can someone please explain why on the greysheet ICG has a higher % almost in line with NGC and PCGS? What does the % mean exactly? >>



You asked for opinions. Opinions given. Those numbers/% mean nothing to a lot of people.

Edited to add my opinion: PCGS/NGC tie, ANACS/ICG tie. Others, don't know and don't really care, although you might find a nice coin in their slabs once in a blue moon.

coinkat

For US coins... depends on the series and the mint.

For World coins... depends on the country and monarch

Sorry, but it is not a simple question and there is not enough space to consider the all the positive and negatives of TPG SERVICES. Don't forget the most important part... the so-called guarantees.

braddick

NGC

ANACS

PCGS

SEGS

ICG

PCI

ACG (lately)

NTC

All the others.

DickyBetz

I think NGC is best when it comes to toned coins, mostly because of their star designation. PCGS is the best, I think, overall. I know that an NGC 67 Lincoln will usually only make 66 at PCGS. I have never owned any coins graded by the other companies.

Dukie101

...and why is ANACS at only 50 something %?

Could it be because they net grade some coins????

vega1

IMO

1) PCGS
2) ANACS
3) NGC
All the others

jcping

I will go

............................ PCGS .................. ANACS ...... NGC ...........................ICG ...............................................the rest

DNADave

1. ANACS
2. PCGS
3. NGC
4. ICG/SEGS/PCI
5. NTC
6. ACG
7. NNC

lordmarcovan

Top tier: PCGS and NGC
Second tier: ANACS and ICG
Third tier: SEGS and PCI
Fourth tier: everyone else (in other words, fuhgeddaboutit)

mozin

Bust series in XF/AU ranked for dollar value:
PCGS
---
---
NGC
ICG
---
---
ANACS
End of TPGS value added to raw.

Classic Commemorative series mid-mint state grades ranked for dollar value:
PCGS
NGC
ICG
---
---
ANACS
End of TPGS value added to raw.

Early US gold AU/MS grades ranked for dollar value:
PCGS
---
NGC
---
---
ICG
ANACS
End of TPGS value added to raw.

majorbigtime

IMO PCGS is overrated; ANACS is underrated.

PerryHall

<< <i>IMO PCGS is overrated; ANACS is underrated. >>

WTCG

Aren't there dozens of threads asking this same question already?

michael

Everyone seems to think ANACS is better than ICG, and I am not saying I disagree. Can someone please explain why on the greysheet ICG has a higher % almost in line with NGC and PCGS? What does the % mean exactly?

does not mean a damn thing............ look at the coins first then deside for yourself

there are dregs rat a$$ turds and dogs in everyones holders and there are exceptional michael coins in everyones holders also

well here goes for my list

pcgs/ngc

anx/icg

Atlantic

<< <i>1a. PCGS
1b. NGC
2. ANACS
The rest >>

joeyuk

For cents and variety attributition I like ANACS.

Inditonka

IMO:
1) PCGS
2) PCI (Green 10 Digit labels)
3) ANACS
4) NGC

OKbustchaser

none
none
none
none

All others.

None of the TGP's have any consistancy at all. For that reason they are all equally flawed. Buy the coin yada,yada,yada

Jim

100proof1957

PCGS if you want a very tight grade
NGC if ya like em a little looser
Anacs for weird stuff
TRU-GRADE if ya wanna steal a coin here and there
PCI Green same story
Hallmark same story
IGC seems really loose
PCI Gold yeah right
SGS same story

All the rest is ad-nausem

dorkkarl

i assume you mean plastic co's. i rate iccs #1, all the rest are equally #2.

K S

ARCO

For marketability I say it is PCGS. Consistency in grading along with NGC is pretty close, but both camps have put a hell of a lot of dogs in plastic holders. I have found some ANACS graded coins that were undergraded including this 1905 Barber half that was ANACS F12 and is now a PCGS VF30, but it is a Tyler Child VF20.

MadMonk

MadMonks Grading is the one I trust. I finalize for all of them

marmac

I too have often wondered why the big discount % for ANACS in greysheet. Like Dukie commented, I think the amount of net graded coins might account for the % difference for ANACS slabbed material..

Of the big three, they each fall short in certain series.