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United States
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ANACS is really now a second tier service. PCGS & NGC are top dogs. Then, I even prefer ICG over ANACS. ANACS has really dropped off the map as far as I'm concerned.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I guess all you folks have never seen the numerous errors from the top two, including mint marks rattling around in the holders.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Does it lower your opinion of ANACS? If it does you should also lower your opinion of PCGS and NGC as well as similar type mistakes exist in those slabs as well.
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Valued Member
United States
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This particular one doesn't necessarily lower my opinion of ANACS. I just see a lot of graded material as a dealer and tend to think ANACS does a poor job overall of grading and frankly, their presentation. their slabs are less eye appealing than PCGS or NGC, their grading is incocsistent at best, and aside to PCGS and NGC taking over, ICG is on the rise. As soon as ICG cuts down on its perfect 70 grades, it will be stand alone in 3rd, but still way behing the top 2. This is just my opinion, of course, and a know collectors who stay with their dear old ANACS. If no one preferred them, they wouldn't be around anymore.
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Those graders should be fired. Wow.
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Edited by vermontensium
11/26/2011 9:01 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The nature of the error indicates that the person who scrood the pooch was prolly a secretary, not a grader.
Mistakes are made in any organization. The key is how the situation is handled.
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United States
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With the understanding that I'm unlikely to submit anything but a Morgan, regardless of this error I would not have anyone but ANACS grade for me. They are, because of John Roberts, the only choice for Morgans.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yeah, definitely a SLIDER. If I was selling the thing, I'd probably either note that this isn't an AU coin- or I'd send it back to ANACS and have them correct the grade and the holder.
No wonder nobody wants to bid on this thing.
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Speaking of TPGS in general, I just got a PROOF 70 president dollar that had spots on it. Maybe they weren't there when they graded it- but they are here now.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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These things happen with ALL the graders I know and to be brief, Conder and SD said it all........ Buy the coin not the slab, but when you feel the need for a TPG, good luck. I like ANACS AND NGC.........To each their own. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am usually looking at 1878 Morgans in slabs but I have to say I have seen quite a few (more than I would like to see) 1878 8TF Morgans labeled as 7TF and such by NGC here in the past 6 months or so. I can't really make a statement of grade as most of these were seen on the internet but there has been way to many mis-attributed by NGC that I have seen (hate to see how many are out there I haven't seen)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Which brings me back to what I have always said about the TPG's, you must ALWAYS double check attributions especially from PCGS and NGC because they are frequently wrong. Least likely to get an attribution wrong is SEGS. |
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United States
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I agree, if this lowers your opinion on ANACS, there is a topic in the world coin section where PCGS slabbed a fake coin. I have seen 3 counts of this happening by PCGS. And I have seen numerous mistakes by NGC as well, mistakes happen people! If this wasn't a mistake, well then....the seller should be booted.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There is a thread right now with an NGC MS-65 Lincoln Cent Small Date...but the coin is a large date. I've seen these mistakes by all of the TPG's. It happens. |
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HOW DRUNK WAS THE GUY WHO SLABBED THAT THING!?!?
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Posted 11/24/2011 7:32 pm
