| The most trusted, reliable and reputable coin | | | | than actually putting work into it. You then find a |
| grading services are provided by the Professional | | | | lot of disgruntled buyers for example when a coin |
| Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and The Numismatist | | | | has been graded high when its not. The buyer |
| Guaranty Corporation (NGC). These are the | | | | then goes to a coin grading service like PCGS or |
| best available services in the United States. So | | | | NGC for a second opinion and gets disappointed. |
| when you have coins that have a PCGS or NGC | | | | You have to look out for coin graders who claim |
| seal, you can be assured it is of a very high | | | | to be at par with PCGS. If it’s not NGC |
| quality. | | | | claiming that, don’t trust them. NGC are the |
| The grading policy or the stance they take is | | | | only ones who have grading services that are |
| very conservative, so you need to know that | | | | second to best of PCGS. An unscrupulous grader |
| they don’t just go stamping coins and | | | | might grade a coin highly then mention that their |
| declaring that they are of good quality just | | | | grading is almost as high as that given by PCGS. |
| because they feel like it. The coin must be worth | | | | Woe unto you when you buy it at a high price, |
| it and of very high quality to get either seal. | | | | then go to PCGS for a second opinion and you |
| It’s rather unfortunate that other grading | | | | find that you were duped. Be careful when dealing |
| services will put a seal of good quality on a coin | | | | with coin graders. |
| just because of how it looks at face value rather | | | | |