I know I have posted these elsewhere on the forums but here you go again. Two examples of the same coin type and year graded by CGS and NGC. I would argue that the CGS is a higher grade coin but they are graded roughly the same. Everyone on here seems to suggest that NGC are more strict on their grading but the below example seems to show they don't. Is this a one of? Generally are NGC stricter?
Graded CGS 82
Graded MS64 by NGC
I am just worried about American companies grading British coins. Do they know all the varieties? Do they care about them? Will the take into consideration mint wipe marks on 1902 proofs etc etc. Pretty much the same concerns Paulus has.
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2016-11-16/monumental-hoard-of-civil-war-coins-unearthed-in-lincolnshire/
What a feeling it must be to find something like this.
I am following this with interest as I have a few more coins I would like to entomb (for various reasons) but I am not sure whether to go LCGS after the recent changes. PCGS seems like the logical choice so if you do go down this route Paul I would very much like to hear about how you get on.
I didn't have an example of this so tried to pick one up relatively cheaply. This is what I got. The pic doesn't show it but it has a nice even mauve tone in hand. It was sub £12 so, for now, it will do.
@azda are prices in Spink etc driven by realised auction prices? I have never actually asked anyone on here how the pricing guides get to a certain price on a coin. I ask as the prices for George V Halfcrowns in CCGB and even Spink seem to be way off the types of prices higher grade stuff is realising on ebay etc over the last year.
Good luck with that! We have some super sleuths on here .
You have some cracking coins for sale, I often check your stock but your pricing has always made me steer away unfortunately.