Anyone Familiar With This Type Of Slab

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edgman Valued Member United States 402 Posts	Posted 08/08/2012 9:30 pm This is the first time a saw this type of slab. Plus I'm not familiar with the grading party. Seller says its an old slab. Any comments on this TPG. Trying to familiarize myself with as many of the TPG's as I can. I know a lot of you guys have been around since slabs were invented, so lets have some of that knowledge. Thanks in advance edgman Report this Post to the Staff

basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 08/08/2012 9:52 pm Apparently they were around back in the 80s, couldnt comment on how good they are. For slabs now I would stick to PCGS or NGC theyre the two biggest by far. Anacs and ICG are good too but dont really carry much of a premium. PCGS has the highest premium followed by NGC. I like the PCGS slabs better than the white NGC so I stick to them but get whatever you like. Other than those 4 companies unless youre dealing with canadian coins or something like that that has their own big reputable grading service I would stay away from them. Edited by basebal21 08/08/2012 11:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mkman123 Pillar of the Community United States 3184 Posts	Posted 08/08/2012 11:35 pm Some of these old slabs are neat and a piece of history. But like the poster above mentioned, stick with PCGS, NGC, or Anacs. Some like ICG as well but I like the other three. Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 08:53 am After a quick google search, I found that they were in business for about two years in the 1980's out of Philadephia, PA. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 12:57 pm INGS was located in Philadelphia, PA (Not to be confused with INS which was also located in Philadelphia around that time.) They began operation in 1987. The owner used these photoslabs licensing them from ACG. I do not know when they stopped operation but according to Alan Hagar of ACG they were still active in April 2001 and at that time they were the only firm licensed to use the ACG type shells. That probably didn't last much longer because at that time it was discovered that he was apparently using ACG shells for another service which was NOT licensed. INGS only used one variety of slab. Report this Post to the Staff
edgman Valued Member United States 402 Posts	Posted 08/09/2012 4:05 pm The things we learn on this Forum. Everytime I think I saw them all (slabs) something different pops up. Thanks again guys for sharing your knowledge with the Forum. edgman Report this Post to the Staff
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