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I'm in the process of putting togather a certified type set. I chose NGC. Discussions on TPG's and the choosing of NGC would greatly be apprieated. |
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I've never bought a slabbed coin, so anything I say is just personal bias, but I see slabbed coins no differently than raw ones. You have to make a judgement on the coin and determine what you're willing to pay for it. The only advantage that I can see to buying slabbed coins from trusted TPG's is the guarantee of authenticity. |
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United States
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I feel that the selection of coins should be based on the coin itself, not who graded it. If you are not happy with the coin's eye appeal, it doesn't matter which TPG slabbed it, you will never be happy with your purchase. I think it's OK to mix & match TPG slabbed coins as you are collecting type coins, not NGC slabs. It is best to stick with top tier TPG's (NGC, PCGS, ICG and ANACS) |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have no slabbed coins. I've purchased many over the years but all have had the coins broken out. I am not a platic collector, I'm a coin collector. I see no reason to have massive amounts of plastic slabs for a coin collection. I have one type set but no slabs, just a type set album.
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"buy the coin, not the slab"...you know how the saying goes :)
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PCGS is really looked upon as being number one. they tend to have easier sales and supposedly graded better
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I too have to say I prefer my own grading skills over a company. I enjoy posting my coins on the Grading forum here on CC. It's pretty awesome to see that a lot of the times our members here grade exactly as PCGS/NGC...many times the members are more critical...which is a good thing! I guess it depends on if you plan on collecting or selling.
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01/28/2008 9:49 pm
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Most people like to buy a certified coin then crack it out. They know its good for the grade and the real deal
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Busthalf, Your going to potentially limit yourself if you only choose NGC slabbed coins. However if that is what makes you most comfortable go for it. NGC is one of the top 3 tier TPG's. When I first started out I pretty much just bought slabbed coins. Now I rarely do and if I do I typically end up cracking them. For me I prefer to be able to hold my coins when looking at them under magnification. Plus I enjoy putting my collection in albums. You can't do that with slabbed coins. |
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There are some coins I'll want to own that would be better bought in a slab rather than test my ability to detect condition or if counterfeited. But, I'll break it out once I have it if I want it to go in an album. Gold would be an exception or if I really went crazy and bought a coin well over $1000 - then, I might leave is as is, in the slab.
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I've bought slabbed coins for my type set but when the time comes I'll be cracking them out. It might be better you don't limit yourself to one TPG. If you see a really nice example in PCGS you might be tempted, I guess you could always resubmit to NGC but at a cost. |
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I chose NGC because of the cost and they seem to hold there value better. I'm putting togather the type set in certified coins because this way I can be reasonably sure of their authenticity and grade. The long term storage in the holder is another aspect that I like. Please more comments
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Quote " I can be reasonably sure of their authenticity and grade " I recently heard the NGC has been compromised by chinese fake masters, so I'm not sure that you can really trust any TPG. It is truly a sad situation. |
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Like others have said, I don't really buy slabbed coins. The few that I have bought aren't top tier TPGs so I cracked them and put in my books. The slabbed ones I did get I bought for what I thought the grade actually was.
I do have one I kept in the slab because it is sealed nicely and appears to be graded correctly.
I really prefer to buy raw Morgans.
Busthalf - what does NGC charge per coin?
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Im a little confused on what a 'type set' is? Is it something other than a set..;such as a set of Jefferson nickels , all mint marks from 1938-present and then another set would be Buffalo set 1913-1938? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Lucky,
a type set is a collection of each major design and composition change for a particular denomination or all denominations.
For instance, Lincolns would have a 1909 VDB, 1909-1958 Wheat Ear, 1943 steel, 1959-1982 copper Memorial, and a 1982-present zinc Memorial for a total of five Lincoln type coins.
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Posted 01/28/2008 12:50 pm
