NGC vs PCGS

I hate the rhetoric that goes back and forth between NGC and PCGS collectors. I agree with Electric Peak that the Walker was wildly over priced... I've seen lots of examples in the Roosevelt series that are just plain stupid, especially when you consider PCGS grades 5x the coins due to the bulk submissions.

I have both NGC and PCGS coins in my set and I'll have to tell you that more than half of the PCGS coins are a disappointment to me when I get them. I buy them due to availability, but if I had my choice I would prefer NGC, as I believe they are more conservative and truer to grade.

I just bought a 2008-P SMS Roosevelt Dime (very low budget), in comparison to the Walker, but still a nice coin. The FT coins for this year and mint mark are comparitively rare and as such are highly priced in MS 69 FT - so I opted to fill the slot in MS 69 - I wouldn't even have sent this coin in for grading. I count at least 10 tick marks on it - albeit they are very small, but how could this be considered as one step away from perfection. I compared this to my recent submission of a business strike 2009-D Roosevelt Dime that NGC graded MS 67 FT. The BS dime is way better than the junk I now have in a PCGS holder. In fact the best I would give the SMS dime would be MS 67... Glad I didn't pay a premium to get it!!!

Just my two cents worth... Thanks to Electric Peak for sharing his thoughts on the subject.

Todd

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