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I ran across this site while looking at the mail I get from Coin World. Any thoughts, pro or con on them ? Thanks, Richard S. |
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They are the Lake Woebegon of slabbers, all our coins are above average.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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they are a garbage basement slabber. stay away.
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United States
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They aren't bad at grading but don't hold them to the super high end grades. They are the best service when dealing with the older collector type coins and classics especially varieties. The graders tend to be specialists in the classics.
I would definitely not call them "garbage basement slabbers". Those that do are usually confusing SEGS with SGS. That happens a lot
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SEGS' slabs are sonically sealed, SGS has the little foil labels. For fun with SGS, take out the coin and put another in, then sell it on ebay as a 'rare label error', you know like a Wheat cent slab with a shield cent in it. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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I really like SEGS slab holders, they are INMO the best in the business in design, though I'd like to see them with the edge-view inserts. Love the label on top. Larry Briggs is a stand up guy, he started SEGS. Their grading may not always be up to PCGS/NGC consistency. But they are pretty good. Just learn to grade yourself and buy the coin not the holder, you'll do fine.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Larry Briggs is a stand up guy ALWAYS one of my favorite tables to visit at the major shows! His knowledge and personality make for good interactions. Which is not typical of many dealers....imo. |
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Is this a joke thread? SEGS is a joke.
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I have a very nice CT commem in an old SEGS MS66 holder that I think will easily cross at PCGS or NGC at the same grade. I could even see it going 66+. I plan on submitting it next month for crossover. At that time I will try to remember to post the results here.
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Is this a joke thread? SEGS is a joke. I beg to differ. SEGS has many of the top Variety Specialist doing the variety coins, Jeff Oxman on VAM silver dollars, J.T. Stanton on Cherrypicker coins, their guarantee is the same as PCGS, NGC or ANACS. Now as to grading? Maybe they don't hold the same candle as PCGS or NGC in the number of coins graded. And I will agree over all their grading can be iffy in more instances than I find with PCGS, NGC or ANACS< but overall the coins I do have in SEGS holders are all fairly graded IMO. Always buy the coin not the holder, all TPGs can make mistakes and do! I just went to their website it now looks like they have the Certification check up and running, (I don't have any of my SEGS at home to verify) Larry was pushing them to get this done so they could be an ebay grading company authorized for sellers. This was the reason holding them back - along with ANACS, however ANACS fixed their certification verification before the original deadline ebay had put out late last year. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Is this company still in business?
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There are some nice coins in SEGS holders, but consistency is a problem for them. You have to know how to grade coins if you are going to play with them.
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Billjones said; Quote:
You have to know how to grade coins if you are going to play with them. Nothing like the truth right there ^ Billjones!  "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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