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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I honestly try to keep things cheap since my budget isn't exactly..large. Lol. So out of PCGS, ICG, ANACS, & NGC..Which is the cheapest? I know basically nothing about getting coins graded so any reply would be useful. Thanks in advance.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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ANACS I believe is the cheapest. I am also pretty sure for the other ones you have to be a member.(Not sure for ICG)
It's also a lot better if you submit the coin at a show, so you don't have to pay shipping.
ANACS would be about $40 to submit one coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
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ANACS will be the cheapest one to get something graded since they dont have a club you have to join to do so. Their coins will bring back less of a premium though so its a bit of a trade off. Some people will say theyre all just as good and they probably are pretty close, but thats what the market dictates right now.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree that ANACS is the cheapest, but you get what you pay for. Their label brings less than PCGS and NGC when you decide to sell. More importantly is their lack of quality control on identifying varieties and determining grade. It's been well documented here and my experience is an example of their absolute unreliability. PCGS is the premium service but pricey. I've now settled on NGC as a better choice for me. As an ANA member I can use the service without additional membership fees and I've found it to be much better than ANACS. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the input everyone. Much appreciated. Not sure I can afford any of those right now thought. |
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It's been well documented here and my experience is an example of their absolute unreliability. I believe you are doing a new member a disservice by making a statement like this. Yes, you had an unfortunate experience with them, but if you do a Forum Search using the word "mistake" and inserting each of the 3 major TPG's in front of that word, you'll get an equivalent number of results for all 3. Nobody stands out. And ANACS remains the only TPG I would ever recommend as a Morgan attributor. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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What are the date ranges of the coins you were thinking about, the modern coins from like 65 on are somewhere around 15 a piece for the actual grading while the older ones start at 30ish.
Regardless of modern or not though, it will be cheapest for you to submit them all at once and save on shipping and the 1 time fee each order gets hit with
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01/21/2013 7:37 pm
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Moderator
United States
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Quote:And ANACS remains the only TPG I would ever recommend as a Morgan attributor. As well as errors I recently found out  swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The only complain I have with ANACS is their holder, it feels fragile comparing to the other 2 guys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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[/quote]The only complain I have with ANACS is their holder, it feels fragile comparing to the other 2 guys.[/quote]I like the feel of their holder and I think the curved top is neat. I hate the yellow label though. Bleah.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The only complain I have with ANACS is their holder, it feels fragile comparing to the other 2 guys.
Having broken out coins from all 3 for a type set I can say ANACS holders are by far the easiest to break open. |
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