Some full time NGC coin graders on vacation?

[truthteller]

Two recent submissions were graded higher than expected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRUTH

[MunkyMan95]

Are you complaining?

[kryptonitecomics]

I had one coin from a recent submission grade higher and all the rest were as expected so I ain't complaining either

[truthteller]

Are you complaining?

 

 

My complaints are always followed directly by Braddick's DOOM AND GLOOM comments.

 

 

So, no complaints today.

 

 

TRUTH

[HaydenTubbs]

Looks like it must be about time for me to send my submissions out

[JamminJ]

Overgrading, how gloomy.

[physics-fan3.14]

This is exactly why NGC's slabs sell for less. Now, don't get me wrong, I still prefer NGC, but it does seem like they overgrade a bit.

[MunkyMan95]

You see instances like this where coins can be overgraded, bt I would be willing to bet that there are just as many undergraded instances as this.

[coinman1794]

There definitely are as many undergraded as overgraded, if not more! Grading services are inconistent by nature; that's why they should only be used as a guide in the first place. They are not "grading gods" as I have heard so many times! Opinions on a coin can change grade from one minute to the next in the grading room. Also, PCGS does this all the time too, so I wouldn't say this a lot to do with NGC slabs selling for less. That's all about perception. And perception is wrong, in my opinion! PCGS grades my NGC coins the same if not higher when I crack them out and submit them raw.

[CTcollector]

You see instances like this where coins can be overgraded, bt I would be willing to bet that there are just as many undergraded instances as this.

 

I'll take that bet

[RGT]

You see instances like this where coins can be overgraded, bt I would be willing to bet that there are just as many undergraded instances as this.

 

I'll take that bet

 

This leads us back around to the question asked on the other forum. What grading standards are we applying to make the determination.

[CTcollector]

You see instances like this where coins can be overgraded, bt I would be willing to bet that there are just as many undergraded instances as this.

 

I'll take that bet

 

This leads us back around to the question asked on the other forum. What grading standards are we applying to make the determination.

 

You need to apply your own standards. You need to know what constitutes a GEM BU coin from a CHOICE BU coin, a BU coin from an AU coin, an original coin from a commercially enhanced coin, etc.... Once you are comfortable and confident with your standards, you need to stick to them. If you don't, you will be at the mercy of the whims of TPG's who change grading standards to meet their own self interest.