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Pillar of the Community
United States
500 Posts |
IMO, for resale PCGS is best. On some coins the premium is minmal over NGC(but still there), but on some it can be a lot of $. So for practical purposes, I prefer PCGS quite a bit and rarely buy any other slabs these days.
Aesthetically, I also prefer PCGS slabs to NGC ( which are the easiest to crack - fall apart easily - as well as the fugliest ) as IMO white is not a good background color for coins and the sides being hidden (on many) takes away an aspect of the coin itself.
I actually like the look and feel of the blue/clear ANACS holders/slabs best ( I like that the TOP shows the coin specs as well so even in a box you can see the specs ) but they sell at such lower levels than PCGS that it just isn't funny!
I don't know if one grades tougher or better than another ( many have strong opinions on that but I don't ) but I do believe that PCGS considers eye appeal more than the others. That is another reason I find that I am drawn to their coins slightly more - in general.
JMHO
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New Member
United States
34 Posts |
I'm a newbie but I have been reading many of these discussions of TPG. Most collectors/dealers seem to suggest PCGS brings better prices when selling. But then most everyone says "buy the coin, not the holder". So, does this mean that a grading servicing like ANACS is actually overgrading compared with PCGS? Or do many collectors who claim to "buy the coin, not the holder" when in reality they're paying a premium for PCGS out of habit? Also, aren't some of the TPGs run like cabals for self-interested big dealers and thus, subject to lots of positive industry propaganda in the coin collecting "press"? Just wondering. |
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Moderator
 United States
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GregF, it's partly habit, partly self-perpetuating myth and partly reality. I honestly think if you examine a thousand random coins from each TPG, encompassing their full history, PCGS' will average the tightest grading of them all. And despite what we say about the coin and not the slab, there are many who buy the slab with liquidity in mind. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
781 Posts |
Do ANY grading companies offer their services to non-members?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Yes, ANACS, ICG, SEGS other lesser known firms. In fact I think ONLY PCGS and NGC require a membership (NGC either their own membership or an ANA membership) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
781 Posts |
AH! Glad I asked... I just assumed they all did... Does sound like premium $$ for premium companies. I have one item that may be worth paying fees to have graded in the future, but WOW do those things add up!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
At coin shows dealers are usually saying of course it cost more, it's in a PCGS slab
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
If you have just one coin to submit to grading it is MUCH more cost effective to piggyback your submission on someone else's. That allows the shipping and handling fees to be divided among all the coins. If you just send in ONE coin it has to carry all those fees by itself. For example a SINGLE coin sent in to PCGS or NGC will cost you around $60. If you send five coins the cost drops to around $28 total per coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
781 Posts |
Good advice, but alas I have no one else to go in with.
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