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Well I do have a bias. With mint state grades, to me, mean MS-65, MS-66, MS-67 and MS-68 graded coins. I don't have coins in lower mint state grades in PCGS holders...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Why bother with a coin of limited value?
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Pillar of the Community
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i would bother because the coin has monster toning and the PCGS slab was scratcheed from previous owner and I think the coin would hold a lot more "aw" if it was displayed better
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Canada
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Why not just put it in a airtight capsule then? Or in a CCCS hard holder? ICCS soft flips are not great for frequent viewing of coins, the flips and inner mylar slip mar easily.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Personally, I don't mind ICCS holders too much for anything that's smaller than a silver (or nickel) dollar. PCGS holders are definitely superior, but it's a much higher cost per coin if you're located in Canada.
Why not send it to ICCS still in the PCGS holder for a cross grade? PCGS+ICCS cert and CCCS(hard slab)+ICCS cert coins are showing up more often in the marketplace these days. More expensive to get it graded twice, but it can be well worth it to get the best of both worlds.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pokermndude....cross grading to ICCS is a good option.
The only downside is you'll never get an upgrade from ICCS when the coin is still in the PCGS holder.
I believe one of the reasons is there's too much personal bias for that to happen.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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i never understood the toning on the Kings face but my dealer has had it in his personal collection for a very long time and decided to sell it to me! I've always had interest in it (used to go to his store just to see it)!   |
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Canada
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The toning on the face .....the streaky lines could well be rubber band marks and the spots disturb me. Best advice for what it is worth. Trade it in for a bright white or very lightly rim toned ICCS Ms 64 and pay a difference. Do not invest anymore in this coin!Thers are many many nice 1935 dollars out there for a song right now! Even MS65 examples are not expensive right now!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I've already purchased a BEAUTIFUL MS-64 AND MS-63, on the verge of purchasing an MS-65 :)
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Pillar of the Community
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I would not send it unless it's overgraded.
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Canada
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I think PCGS is usually spot on (in most cases) with their Canadian grading whereas ICCS is really conservative; almost too conservative. Plus I hate the ICCS soft flips with a passion. NGC and ANACS, on the other hand really seem to over grade Canadian coins.I had a King Edward 50 cent piece graded AU-58 by ANACS that would have had trouble getting an EF-45 from ICCS in my opinion.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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well because I only paid 40$ for this MS-64 and I need 1 more coin for my 6 coins to ICCS I cracked it, even if it grades at AU-50 (with the 40$ I spent and 11$ to grade I can still know I didn't lose money)
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Canada
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You don't "lose" money, if you like the coin...
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i would like it a lot more if I knew I wasn't taking a loss haha
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