Posted 07/04/2013 12:53 pm
I use both, for different reasons.
Reason #1 - Selling coins. Most Canadian coins, that are either worth more than $250 in Trends or are MS-65 or better (for modern strikes), go to ICCS. The BEST coins, and I cannot stress that that word enough, go to PCGS. The 'best' in this case would be those coins that are worth in excess of $2500, or represent a potential registry set coin, or has fantastic eye appeal. For example, I sent in a 1955 PL dollar to ICCS, it came back PL66 Heavy Cameo. The coin was stunning, and ICCS flips really do not do silver dollars any favours- so I sent it in to PCGS and it came back PL-67+, 2nd highest graded. The coin, was properly graded in my opinion and looked great in the PCGS holder - I then sold that dollar to a registry set collector. My ebay store has some examples of New Zealand coins I recently sent in, because they are the finest I had ever seen. As a seller (which I know you are), you have to think of a target market to justify the addition costs. That said, if you send in a large enough batch, the costs are quite reasonable, and even a tad cheaper than CCCS hard slabs (except for error coins).
Reason #2 - Collection. I like to think, after a decade of searching BU rolls for small cents, attending coin shows and surfing ebay - that I have a pretty good eye for grading, colour and eye appeal. My small cent collection is currently in ICCS flips, mostly to protect them from the environment. The business strikes of my collection will be going to PCGS eventually. Part of the reason is that I am completely hooked on the concept of the registry sets. I like to find the best coin possible for my collection anyway, so why not bring out a bit of the competitive spirit that I have. I made a similar transition from ICCS to PCGS a few years ago with nickel dollars. I have no regrets with that, because someday - once the RCM's Alloy Recovery Program runs its course, I think those grade rarity coins might be worth something.
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/all...aspx?s=82059
Lastly, valuable coins in my collection, including errors, are in PCGS holders. The question I ask myself, is "would this coin sell at a Heritage auction, and appeal to international collectors"? If the answer is yes, then it should go in a PCGS holder. Look at the very best of Canadian coins (Belzberg, Pittman, Palmer, Canadiana Collection, Perth Collection, Norweb, Point Grey Collection, Mason/Marr, etc...), and ask yourself why they are all in PCGS holders...
Reason #1 - Selling coins. Most Canadian coins, that are either worth more than $250 in Trends or are MS-65 or better (for modern strikes), go to ICCS. The BEST coins, and I cannot stress that that word enough, go to PCGS. The 'best' in this case would be those coins that are worth in excess of $2500, or represent a potential registry set coin, or has fantastic eye appeal. For example, I sent in a 1955 PL dollar to ICCS, it came back PL66 Heavy Cameo. The coin was stunning, and ICCS flips really do not do silver dollars any favours- so I sent it in to PCGS and it came back PL-67+, 2nd highest graded. The coin, was properly graded in my opinion and looked great in the PCGS holder - I then sold that dollar to a registry set collector. My ebay store has some examples of New Zealand coins I recently sent in, because they are the finest I had ever seen. As a seller (which I know you are), you have to think of a target market to justify the addition costs. That said, if you send in a large enough batch, the costs are quite reasonable, and even a tad cheaper than CCCS hard slabs (except for error coins).
Reason #2 - Collection. I like to think, after a decade of searching BU rolls for small cents, attending coin shows and surfing ebay - that I have a pretty good eye for grading, colour and eye appeal. My small cent collection is currently in ICCS flips, mostly to protect them from the environment. The business strikes of my collection will be going to PCGS eventually. Part of the reason is that I am completely hooked on the concept of the registry sets. I like to find the best coin possible for my collection anyway, so why not bring out a bit of the competitive spirit that I have. I made a similar transition from ICCS to PCGS a few years ago with nickel dollars. I have no regrets with that, because someday - once the RCM's Alloy Recovery Program runs its course, I think those grade rarity coins might be worth something.
http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/all...aspx?s=82059
Lastly, valuable coins in my collection, including errors, are in PCGS holders. The question I ask myself, is "would this coin sell at a Heritage auction, and appeal to international collectors"? If the answer is yes, then it should go in a PCGS holder. Look at the very best of Canadian coins (Belzberg, Pittman, Palmer, Canadiana Collection, Perth Collection, Norweb, Point Grey Collection, Mason/Marr, etc...), and ask yourself why they are all in PCGS holders...
"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer
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