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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I collect coins, not slabs from a particular TPG. Your mileage may vary.  I love raw coins. Many nice ones appear trapped in TPG plastic cages. Boo...  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
I like my coins raw, so my opinion would be moot.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2023 Posts |
I buy exclusively PCGS, partly because I like consistency in the appearance of my collection (different label styles and even details of the slabs themselves not withstanding) and partly because NGC won't fit in a PCGS box (and I want all of the coins in a set to be stored together). Plus I just find the PCGS slab more visually appealing.
There have been a lot of tempting NGC coins that would fill a slot but none have caused me to cross brands yet.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
I don't buy many slabs. I have some coins in slabs I have bought for my 7070 and there are all 4 grading companies worth of coins.
If I were going to do a slabbed set of a particular coin series I would stay with one company just for the consistency.
But that's just my humble opinion.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
946 Posts |
Im particular to PCGS,i will buy other coins in different slabs,but they all end up going to PCGS to be put into a secure slab,and then I enter the registry. I like how PCGS slabs look better then NGC,but that will all be personal preference.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3474 Posts |
I stick to one TPG per collection. Something in my brain won't allow me to mix slabs within a series. |
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Valued Member
 United States
104 Posts |
Thanks for your replies. I'm considering doing exclusively PCGS going forward as they seem to have a reputation for being a bit more conservative in grading.
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Valued Member
United States
291 Posts |
My collection is mixed between PCGS and NGC, but most of my high dollar coins are graded by PCGS.
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Moderator
 United States
189340 Posts |
I have only recently starting collecting slabs, and this is only for my second Ike set (I know, not classic, but we are discussing TPG choices). What I have so far is three slabbed Ike's; one PCGS and two NGC. As OCD as I can be, this does not bother me and I will probably stick to those two. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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With certified coins I only collect NGC and PCGS graded coins. There are good coins in ICG and ANACS holders, but I don't have patience to search for them in part because I don't spend money on crossovers.
If you are going to get into the registry game, bear in mind that PCGS only accepts their coins and NGC only takes theirs. Since NGC stopped accepting PCGS coins in their registry, I will probably buy fewer NGC coins for certain series.
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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If I don't intend to crack them out, I'll stick with one for a series.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1499 Posts |
I buy the "right coin" as long as it's in an NGC or PCGS holder. All of my sets are a mixture of those two brands of slabs.
Some collectors are so fussy that they want all of their slabs from the same company with the same generation of slab label. Slab companies change their labels from time to time. To me taking down to the color or style of the label is just plain silly.
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Moderator
United States
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Slab companies change their labels from time to time. To me taking down to the color or style of the label is just plain silly. I tend to agree. For what it is worth, I have two NGC slabs with different labels and only one has edge view. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1499 Posts |
The NGC and PCGS edge view holders do give you a better view of the coin. I could see changing those out if you are so inclined.
The change in the color or style of the label is a whole different matter. To me matching all of the slab labels is sillly and like a dog chasing its tail. It's never ended if you are still in the process of building a set.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I myself agree with the few listed here who collect slabbed coins from either NGC or PCGS. I have my Commemorative set registered with NGC. I try to only purchase NGC slabs exclusively but do purchase PCGS when NGC slabs or grades are not available at the time. I never collected slabbed coins when I first started collecting but after reading about all the the counterfeits and shady practices of so called collectors I have changed my mind. When I buy commemoratives I want to be sure its gold or even silver. Plus I like the protection that it offers the coin. I have bought other slabbed coins but the cross over fees I try to avoid. I just think it makes a much neater collection. I do have coins in collections that are in albums and I like them just find but for my Commemorative collection I prefer slabbed examples.
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