Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC)

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) was founded in 1987, and for coin grading, its opening heralded the introduction of a new standard of integrity. From the beginning NGC focused on only one objective, a standard of consistent and accurate grading. As NGC has grown to become the leader in third-party grading services, we have maintained a steadfast and uncompromising commitment to this standard. The knowledge, integrity and dedication of NGC’s team of grading experts ensures you a level of grading consistency unparalleled among grading services. This record of consistency, built over the years, has helped to foster greater stability throughout the rare coin marketplace.

To ensure impartiality and accuracy, three numismatic experts, each with decades of successful professional experience in rare coins, evaluate each coin submitted for grading. A grading finalizer assigns a final grade and the coin is then sonically sealed in a protective, inert plastic holder. NGC’s full-time grading experts are no longer active in the commercial coin marketplace, and are prohibited from buying or selling coins to ensure impartiality. Most have been with NGC for many years. The NGC grading team’s only interest is in determining accurate grades for coins.

NGC also owns NCS (Numismatic Conservation Services), a company that professionally conserves coins.

NGC is the closest competition for PCGS. They are more regarded by many as better at grading World Coins.

I have had mostly good experiences with NGC, although not perfect. They do tend to have a faster turn around time than does PCGS.

However NGC seriously needs to update their World Coin populations reports. There are countries not even listed in their census. PCGS does a far better job with their World Population Report.

One good thing about NGC is that it is a grading services that is more open to grading esoteric or unlisted items.

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