ICG Grading?

Thank you :-)

Yeah, the plastic seems very dense, similar to PCGS plastic.

I've sent to all others, including PCI when they were still around.
It really depends on the FMV of your coins. If they are fairly significant coins, I would without second thought go with PCGS for maximum return, especially if going through one of the major auction houses.
I usually don't send any coins in for certification unless they have at least a $150 FMV... just not cost/value ratio otherwise.

Thank you on that $150 amount. I was trying to figure what the price point was for justifying the TPG costs.

Id add to the price point that anytime youll get back more with the increased sale price then it costs to have it graded its worth it

I haven't sent any in , but I have bought quite a few. I have examined them closely and compared them to NGC and PCGS and have found little difference in grading. The holders are a nice size for storage and very secure. I have cracked more than a few to put into albums and they don't crack easily.

The only difference is, unfortunately, in resale. I have offered a few in trade or resale to my LCS and they always will only give me raw value. It could just be them, but they keep telling me, "we are only going to crack them out anyway."

That also holds true in many online auctions I follow. I love getting ICG coins for my albums, you get superior coins, to crack out, for little more than raw prices.

Every bit as good ANACS and probably as good as NGC. At least the coins I have.

Denco, can you tell me how you cracked them out. I'm just afraid of damaging the coin.

Hello everyone,
I also live in florids. When ICG moved to florida from colorado, I took advantage of it. Their show pricing is $9/ coin for economy which is 3 weeks and I usually get them right on time. I understand what people say about re-selling and the holder but I dont have any intention of selling-at least just yet.
I find that that they are very consrvative with classic coins. I have uploaded photos of many of my coins here in the past from ICG especially my Peace dollars. It appeared most people here thought they were a bit strict. Also Randy Campbell is also an authority on Peace dollars, and the other big grader there, Skip Fazzari used to grade for the BIG 2.

Here is a post earlier on regarding ICG history. Keith Love founded and built the company in Denver, CO, he and I were YN's and ran a little coin business back in the early 1980's He is no longer affiliated with them.

https://goccf.com/t/121171

I haven't delt with them in years so I have no current opinion on them, but they used to be a good grading company when they started out. After moving into the modern series they seemed to give out MS69/70 grades like candy. Today I have no idea how they rate - but I still occasionally buy ICG slabbed coins, just remember buy the coin not the holder. Their grading seems up to par for the most part, and I can't say I've ever seen a horribly misgraded coin in their holders, nor any fakes that slipped by. I always liked their holder better than ANACS, PCGS and NGC. In fact they are my second favorite slab after the early small ANACS holder. They also used Intercept gaskets to help prevent enviromental issues of the coin slabbed, a good thing IMO!