coinmerchant Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 I know grading coins is a subjective issue. But generally what companies, Auctioneers and Dealers are the most Conservative/accurate graders. Thanks William Quote
PWA 1967 Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Good question and be interested myself on some opinions Quote
jacinbox Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) PCGS are the most consistent. Croydon coins you might want to take their attributions with a grain of salt. ANACS seem like the most conservative of the lot. NGC is potluck, I've had coins graded 63 regraded as 65. Edited February 26, 2016 by jacinbox Quote
secret santa Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Taking care not to open myself up to libel claims, I must stress that this is only my personal opinion but I found that up to about 10 years ago Spink were always quite conservative in their grading, rarely describing anything as "uncirculated" and more or less anything I bought that they described as EF I would have accepted as Unc. Now, I didn't examine the recent Andy Scott collection coins in person and I know that the catalogue and website pictures were awful, but there were a lot of coins described as "uncirculated" that in the past might possibly have been graded a little lower in my opinion. Steve Hill moved from Spink to Baldwins a few years ago and I have faith in his grading of copper coins. Mark Rasmussen (dealer) has always been very accurate in my experience. There are definitely some well-known dealers who grade a little ambitiously but I'm not going to name anyone here. Quote
pokal02 Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Agree that Spink & Mark Rasmussen are fairly strict (nearly as strict as me!) AMR and Studio Coins next best. Quote
VickySilver Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 How about Glens in the "good ole days"? Wow, that was conservative... Croydon, well, caveat emptor! Spink, I agree. Mark R. I like, but has recently shown some propensity to dip his silver (not in all cases). Steve H. & Baldwin I agree... Quote
pokal02 Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Croydon are OK in the lesser grades - their Fine is as harsh as mine, but their EF tends to be my VF. Quote
Rob Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 On 26/02/2016 at 3:08 PM, VickySilver said: How about Glens in the "good ole days"? Wow, that was conservative... Croydon, well, caveat emptor! Spink, I agree. Mark R. I like, but has recently shown some propensity to dip his silver (not in all cases). Steve H. & Baldwin I agree... He hasn't necessarily dipped things. You can only sell what's available to buy and there is a lot of dipped material in the market. Quote
VickySilver Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 True, but sometimes an apparent pattern seems to mitigate toward the former. And I say this in the best possible way as with his help I have gotten some nearly impossible pieces at fair prices. Quote
1949threepence Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 LCA seem quite conservative. For example, much of the material they class as "fine", I'd class as "very fine". Quote
secret santa Posted February 28, 2016 Posted February 28, 2016 I think they're getting more accurate with time as they gradually progress in size and importance towards the "senior" auction houses. It wasn't so long ago they their catalogues were just just printed lists but now they rival the biggies and their photographs now surpass Spink. If they would only join the internet bidding world they could even become the best, and their fees are without doubt the best. 1 Quote
coinmerchant Posted February 29, 2016 Author Posted February 29, 2016 LCA: I presume you mean London Coin Auctions. Quote
coinkat Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 "Accurate" and "Conservative" are different concepts in grading Quote
Peter Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 I am happy with conservative or accurate grading as both sit the right side of the fence. Quote
azda Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Best to grade yourself, that way if it's overgraded and therefor expensive You only have yourself to blame, or if you're selling something on ebay just don't mention a grade, let the buyer decide with good pictures. It's a whole can of worms. 2 Quote
Nonmortuus Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 I picked up a couple of 1957 Halfcrowns recently, one off Pete and the other off ebay but they offer a good comparison on grading from CGS and NGC: CGS 82 NGC MS 64: Quote
Nonmortuus Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 No contest really but it just shows the difference between the two given that MS64 is covered by CGS 78 to 82. Quote
VickySilver Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 Although I have seen some NCG64 coins that are crazy nice! Quote
Paulus Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 The inconsistency bothers me (across the board), but I guess it's inevitable at the top end, trouble is it can involve a lot of money ... Quote
coinkat Posted April 8, 2016 Posted April 8, 2016 The Modern Elizabeth half crowns can be challenge to grade. GEMS are not as easy to find as one might think. Quote
jacinbox Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 On 08/04/2016 at 0:48 AM, coinkat said: The Modern Elizabeth half crowns can be challenge to grade. GEMS are not as easy to find as one might think. That's why it's a series I am looking to complete. Quote
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