A question about over/under grading.
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If the 4th party grading numbers could be examined, who do you think would be perceived to be the more strict grading company, PCGS or NGC??
Al H.
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<< <i>If the 4th party grading numbers could be examined, who do you think would be perceived to be the more strict grading company, PCGS or NGC?? >>
I don't think we can determine this since NGC's strict work is more likely to be crossed over or cracked out to PCGS. Perception is, to some degree, self-fulfilling.
This is true.
Also, it would be a mistake to assume that the difference between the PCGS and NGC grading standards has remained constant over the years. Therefore, if you're trying to figure out if one service is tighter than the other, and by how much, you'll have to compare coins that were graded by the two companies on the same day, more or less.
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<< <i>If the 4th party grading numbers could be examined, who do you think would be perceived to be the more strict grading company, PCGS or NGC??
Al H. >>
Who/What do you consider 4th Party Grading?
Edited to fix spelling...
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<< <i>If the 4th party grading numbers could be examined, who do you think would be perceived to be the more strict grading company, PCGS or NGC??
Al H. >>
Comments above notwithstanding, the simple answer to this question is PCGS!
Tom
Because this is on the US coin forum, that helps in terms of providing a shorter answer that will likely pass the straight face test.
Depends on the series
Depends when the coin was graded
Depends on the coin and how it is perceived based on its characteristics
Please keep in mind that I am being brief and to the point
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That is some funny shat!
Based on my limited experience PCGS is tighter, and coins in their holders realize more.
<< <i>excuse me!!..............................this is my thread and you can't change the question. start your own thread.
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no pot stirring here
...neat smiley, though, yes?
<< <i>The "fourth party grading services" grade coins based on their standards, not those of PCGS or NGC (which are also different from each other). The best you can hope for is to assess how PCGS or NGC are over/under the "fourth party" since there is no universal grading standard. >>
Not just that. Don't forget that there are more biases added to the process. People may have a bias towards PCGS or NGC coins, then they select the coins to send along to the "4th party." If someone buys discounted coins that are, on the whole, low end for the grade, they will have poor results for stickers regardless of whether the coins are PCGS or NGC. If someone is very selective, they will have good results.
The real test would be to take a random group of coins, send it to PCGS, and then send them all for stickering. Then crack the coins and do the same test with NGC. It will also expose any potential sticker bias for coins that receive the same grade at both PCGS and NGC.
<< <i>The "fourth party grading services" grade coins based on their standards, not those of PCGS or NGC (which are also different from each other >>
Nice to see some accurate information from astrorat. I've seen all too often folks saying that the "fourth party grading services" grade to each individuals (PCGS or NGC) standards.
For starters look at the % of MS65 capped bust halves. It's not even close. Last I looked the ratio was like 4 to 1. Patterns can be found by doing relatively simple research in about
1 hour of time. There's no need to dig into 3rd and 4th party inputs to answer the orig question....just look at the pops to see who has held the line in each grade as a % of the
total coins submitted.