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New Member
United States
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hello to all, I am a brand new member just learning aabout slabbed coins although I COLLECT SLABBED AND UNSLAABED MORGANS AND Liberty halves and Mercury dimes. My question is has aanyone heaard of or haad experience with a grading company called Numismatic Grading Pros? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3234 Posts |
Never heard of 'em. Sounds like one to avoid.
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Moderator
 United States
6563 Posts |
I will Only trust PCGS, NGC, ANACS, and ICG. Normally in that order. The majority of the other "companies" are cheap knockoffs that don't guarantee, they over grade, and prey on ebay folks who don't know the difference. |
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Forum Mom
 United States
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PCI is also perfectly fine for authentication, but they grade too liberally in my opinion.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2443 Posts |
I agree with Susan with PCI. They've also been around for a while and they're not one of those scam companies that have been popping up all over ebay. |
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Valued Member
United States
429 Posts |
I've read most of these post and cannot find an opinion on ANI. Does anyone know about them, use them, trust their opinions, anything?
LeAnn
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Moderator
United States
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Does anyone know about them, use them, trust their opinions, anything?
Yes, I know about them. No, I don't use them. I doubt you *could* use them; they're located in some ebay seller's basement. No, I wouldn't trust their opinions if they were the last slabber on Earth. |
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Valued Member
United States
429 Posts |
Thanks. Now I'll need help grading a coin, but I'll put that in the right spot.Thanks
LeAnn
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
A point to be made: If you're on your game, know the coin and have decent pics to work with, a sharp buyer can come up with some real rips in third-world slabs. Don't just arbitrarily walk away if the coin is in a basement slab. This is part of what they mean when they say, "buy the coin, not the slab."  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I have to agree with you Dave. I buy coins all the time from subpar dealers on ebay. However, there must be clear, crisp close up pictures or I pass. Two of my most prized dimes I bought this way, resubmitted to 1st tier companies and got back a 1949S Roosevelt graded by ICG as MS68 and a 1958D graded by ANACS as MS68. Keep your eyes open, know your game and you can score some awesome coins at much lower prices!! See you all! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I doubt you *could* use them; they're located in some ebay seller's basement.
I don't know about that. I bet if you sent him your coins and money he'd slab it for you. |
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Valued Member
United States
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A point to be made: If you're on your game, know the coin and have decent pics to work with, a sharp buyer can come up with some real rips in third-world slabs. Don't just arbitrarily walk away if the coin is in a basement slab.
Yessir. Alphabet company slabs a coin MS68. Coin is really AU58. Savvy bidders leave it alone. I pick it up for VF price. Thank you basement man...  |
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United States
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I don't know about that. I bet if you sent him your coins and money he'd slab it for you.
Point taken. quote:
Yessir. Alphabet company slabs a coin MS68. Coin is really AU58. Savvy bidders leave it alone. I pick it up for VF price. Thank you basement man...
Dingdingdingdingding! Back when I was concentrating on 1921's, I picked up two Condition Census 1921-D VAM's in unattributed third-world holders, nice coins and both, um, rather profitable.  |
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Posted 06/11/2007 12:23 pm
