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There's overgrading... and then there's OVERGRADING!

coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
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Hell, let's just call it an UNC and be done with it...

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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    There seems to be a bit of cabinet friction on that one which may limit the grade to MS62.image
  • newsmannewsman Posts: 2,658 ✭✭✭
    It's a weak strike. image
  • weresteveweresteve Posts: 1,224 ✭


    << <i>Hell, let's just call it an UNC and be done with it... >>



    So it's just a tad on the weakly struck side with smoe cabinet friction thrown in for good measeure ... any third world grading service would clearly know this and grade it appropriately ... PR70DCAM***


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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Coming to an ACG slab near you...


    So where is this infamous research poll that showed ACG more consistent and reliable than ANACS, NGC, and PCGS?
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,429 ✭✭✭✭✭
    seriously... these issues did have striking issuesimage. But even on a good day, this is Fine tops.

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  • wildjagwildjag Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭
    At least the seller is not gouging you on shipping fees image
  • weresteveweresteve Posts: 1,224 ✭


    << <i>Coming to an ACG slab near you...


    So where is this infamous research poll that showed ACG more consistent and reliable than ANACS, NGC, and PCGS? >>



    In part ...

    09-09-02

    09-16-02

    11-04-02

    11-04-02

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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Actually, the links you provide reveal exactly what I would have expected:

    Tier 1: PCGS, NGC

    Tier 2: ANACS, ICG

    Tier 3: PCI, SEGS

    Garbage: ACG

    (although personally I would make ANACS tier 1.5; I think they're closer to being on par with NGC and PCGS with darkside material. I realize that any survey would be skewed to almost exclusively lightside grading...)

    ACG must have done one hell of a turnaround though image, since the following quote appears in all of AH-COLLECTIBLES auctions:

    "ACCUGRADE WAS RATED #1 AS THE MOST CONSISTENT GRADING SERVICE BASED ON THE NOVEMBER 17, 2003 ISSUE OF COIN WORLD REGARDING THEIR RECENT SURVEY. SEE PAGES 62 THRU 66. PCGS WAS RATED LAST WITH THE MOST SCATTERED GRADING."

    So is it a flat out lie, selective interpretation of partial results, or what?
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  • tbirde56tbirde56 Posts: 2,161
    Oh, ACG was most consistent alright! Consistent in obviously overgrading EVERYthing!
    They were VERY reliable in this regard as well!
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