NGC: Coin Grading's
Standard of Integrity
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no longer active in the commercial coin marketplace, and are prohibited from buying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.
At NGC we pride ourselves on our uncompromising standards and a commitment to integrity
that makes us the leader in coin certification.