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Pillar of the Community
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There are many widely unknown TPGs aside from the top three.
Encountered an unusual slab? Please post it here - if possible, with some information regarding the grading company (operating or defunct, location, price for basic services, availability of verification and/or population reports, quality of grading).
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PGM = Profesjonalny Grading Monet (defunct)
 Price: N/A Verification: none Population report: none Notes: Quoting their website, "From the beginning of 2012 we stopped grading coins under the PGM Grading name. People who are interested in grading coins are encouraged to contact Gibon-Grading which receives our technical support (...)"
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Pillar of the Community
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ECC/GCN = Gliwickie Centrum Numizmatyczne (Gliwice, Poland)
 
Regular price: $7.25 (29 zloty) Verification: yes Verification result: "Moneta figuruje w bazie danych (Verification Correct)". No images. Population report: none Notes: Older slabs have no barcode. Print quality of ornaments in the background of the insert varies. These slabs also exist with non-Sheldon designations such as "I/I-". Quality: problems such as environmental damage, scratches, cleaning, polishing, or even holes are not explicitly mentioned on their labels. They don't use "details" grade designations (see below). 
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Pillar of the Community
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PCG = Polskie Centrum Gradingu (Kalisz, Poland)
Regular price: $6.25 (25 zloty) Verification: supposedly by e-mail Population report: none Quality: none whatsoever  (see below). 
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Pillar of the Community
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DGG = Dariusz Grochalewski Grading (Lodz, Poland)
Regular price: pricelist incomplete and imprecise, probably within the $2.50-$5.00 (10-20 zloty) range. Verification: yes Verification results: gives you the same data you entered as a confirmation. No images. Population report: none Notes: old slabs use a defunct website address.
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08/24/2016 08:38 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Gibon Grading (Krakow, Poland)
Regular price: $6.25 (25 zloty) Verification: yes Verification result: " MONETA WYSTEPUJE W BAZIE GIBON - GRADING" [the coin is registered in the Gibon-Grading database], image of the front side of the slab. Population report: yes (incomplete at the moment).
Edited by DL20K
08/24/2016 08:42 am
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DL20K, I like this thread,thanks for starting it. Can't wait to see where it goes. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thank you! I knew of two of these companies, the other three are new to me.
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Rest in Peace
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This could be interesting and informative. DL20K,  |
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Posted 08/24/2016 08:23 am
