TPG's

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Originally posted by busthalf

NGC,PCGS,ICG,PCI,NTC,ect. I chose NGC because it fit into the pocketbook better and I feel the best way to store a coin for a long time was in a TPG holder. ICG PCI and NTC seem to under-grade some of the coins. What do you think SUPERDAVE,TEXAS

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Busthalf, there is an excellent section here on TPG.
For long term storage I use Intercept Shield products, even on my slabbed coins. Remember, the slabs are not air tight.

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Originally posted by busthalf

went the dansco rout and found that tonning was a problem havent tried intercept shield. I like to handle and show the coins I felt that proecting them in a certified holder was the way to go. maybe I was wrong give me more ideas this helps

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If you liked the album route but not the toning, you could try the intercept album. http://www.interceptshield.com/albums.html

While PCGS and NGC hold their market value better, I personally do not prefer their grading standards. I feel that they are too market-driven. I know that coins that I have submitted to ANACS have always come back within 1 point of my grades. Now, I know that I am considered a conservative grader. (I firmly believe that a coin that was VF 10 years ago is still VF and cannot go to EF or better just because someone says the standards have changed. )

So far, I prefer ANACS grades, but ICG has the best holder that I know of using the Intercept technology. As I stated in another post, I think ICG will be worth watching with James Taylor back in the presidency.

I have seen too many PCGS and NGC coins that I have disagreed with the grade to feel that it is worth paying the higher charges for a coin to go into one of their slabs. I'm much more interested in getting an accurate grade on a coin than the higher market value of an overgraded coin. Just my opinion and not meant to offend anyone.

***Moved to TPG section by Susanlynn9***

My preferences for TPGs are PCGS, NGC and ANACS, and, like Susan I think that ICG is going to come on strong in the near future.

My personal preference is ANACS because you'll never pay a submission fee and have the coin come back in a body bag. ANACS will slab a problem coin in the old holder, label the problem (cleaned, whatever) and net grade it.

I will probably be sending my entire British Victorian collection to ANACS for grading and encapsulation. I might do the same with my US Type Set when I ever get that completed.

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Originally posted by busthalf

NGC,PCGS,ICG,PCI,NTC,ect. I chose NGC because it fit into the pocketbook better and I feel the best way to stor a coin for a long time was in a TPG holder. ICG PCI and NTC seem to undergrade some of the coins. What do you think SUPERDAVE,TEXAS

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As to your first point, NGS slabs currently command less in the marketplace than do PCGS; the others lag far behind. However, the premium of slabbed to raw has varied over time, as has the relative premiums of the slabs. That is, there were times when NGC slabs were more expensive than PCGS.

Your second point addresses the fact that many feel that TPG slabs not only provide financial security by guaranteeing level of preservation and authenticity, but they also provide superior physical security. I leave that question to the members who have purchased, stored, and cracked out slabbed coins over the years. I will simply say that I am dubious that the TPGs have access to any storage/preservation technology that can't be purchased much more cheaply.

Finally, I am curious about your statement that ICG, PCI, and NTC seem to undergrade their coins. Did you misspeak there? While I do hear some rumblings about the "top TPGs" undergrading certain key issues and moderns in order to keep their population reports down and give the impression of selectivity, I do not recall ever hearing complaints that ICG, PCI, and NTC (generally considered 2nd-tier or worse) undergrade their coins. Quite the opposite.

I close by saying that the above opinions have been formed indirectly. In other words, I am not a consumer of the services of TPGs, but I am an observer those who are. Furthermore, anyone in numismatics today has a stake in the TPG phenomenon. I believe this point was expressed eloquently by Morgan Fred.