Can Somebody Confirm That James Taylor Just Quit ANACS?

If it is true, I DO think that it will cause a problem for ANACS. I think that he brought a lot of credibility to them. I say this because it did for me. I hope that it is not true...

I wanted to take pictures of what I did today with the "new holder", I did it quickly and recklessly and got a couple cracks in the case, but all I did was hold it in my hands and twist and it popped open like a clam shell so no matter what Mr Taylor said when he was here this is a major problem


Remember I didn't try and not mess the case up I was just trying to open it. This was a 1909 VDB graded MS-64 and I had already peeled the graded side of the label off to put in the back of my Dansco album, but I do have a DMPL Morgan coming and I will take better care when cracking it open and will post pictures of it also afterwards. But as you can see there is only 1 crack on each side of the lower case that could have been avoided if done properly and no one would ever know the difference

They've all had problems in the past with holders. The first time (and LAST time) I sent a coin into PCGS it came back in one of those "rattlers." ANACS' problem with their new holder is just another example to me of the superiority of certificates. Unfortunately James didn't seem receptive to the idea.

I hope he's not leaving ANACS. Even if he was replaced by Miles Standish it would just be another problem since he Miles can't grade coins if he's doing James' job.

Seems to me he has his priorities straight and I applaud him for that! I had a friend who just did the exact same thing. Couldn't sell the house in Louisiana after getting a very good job in Indiana again. Worked here for over 7 months and could only see his family every other weekend and that involved flying home or a tremendous drive. It finally got the best of him!

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Originally posted by crystalk64

Their FIRST move was a bad one!!! They should have NEVER left the midwest!

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Their second mistake was the new slabs--, As for their grading/graders?, that won't effect them at all since they ARE still a respected TPG--

I really don't understand why so many of you are so upset over Taylor's leaving. You talk about all he has done for Anacs as if it was something he did for you personally, but no one has said specifically what he did. He changed the slabs, but nobody has anything good to say about them. He moved the company and you all seem to think that was a bad idea. When he visited the forum he made sweeping promises about how great Anacs will be, but he could not or would not do much of anything. He's just a guy that sat at a big desk for a year, and probably made a lot of money while all the same people did the same jobs they had been doing for months or years. For goodness sake, let this guy down from his pedestal!

All I can say is at least James was willing to spend his own time to come in and talk to us. Will David Hall do that?

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Originally posted by SuperDave

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Originally posted by longnine009

All I can say is at least James was willing to spend his own time to come in and talk to us. Will David Hall do that?

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He does, at his own forum. Ron Guth, too.

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True, but they are rather particular about which questions they will answer. Most of the questions put to either Guth or Hall went unanswered. Ron Guth does seem a bit more willing than Hall ever was.