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Moderator
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I picked SGS. At least with them you KNOW you're going to get Crap-in-a-Can;  I actually did fall in the floor this time. I should know better than to lean back when reading posts! I chose raw as well. I am a collector, so I do not care about added resale value. The only added value a slab could give me is helping with authentication. I only buy coins that I have the ability to examine in person; the need for a slab is greatly diminished. I know this does not work for those that do not have any local options. But since I am lucky enough to have coin shops and shows near me, I take advantage of what I feel is the best way to buy coins: in person. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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As counterfeiting gets more rampant, what's a tyro to do? Choosing the slab of a trustworthy TPG, with verification possible, is worth the extra when you start talking big bucks. And for me that's anything over $50. Buying from a trustworthy seller, like Bobby with the 13s, I can rest easy.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like cheap raw coins. The incentive to counterfeit them is small so they're likely to be genuine. For low-cost items I'm willing to accept the risk that they might have concealed problems that would keep them out of a slab. When purchasing expensive coins, I prefer them to be PCGS-slabbed. The PCGS plastic offers a higher potential resale price. I believe many other buyers share my PCGS preference so those coins become easier to sell. NGC comes in second, then ANACS, then ICG. Sometimes an SGS slab is just what you need to level out an uneven table leg!  |
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
I have yet to submit any coins, nor have I purchased any slabbed coins yet...so I dunno if my vote really counts. But when I do submit / purchase slabbed coins...I'll definitely be looking for PCGS first, with NGC as a possible second choice...simply because I know I can trust the grade and it'll be much easier to resell (if I ever need to...)
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Valued Member
United States
486 Posts |
NGC is fine but I said PCGS because it is the most respected among collectors. -PP
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
Personally, I've only submitted to ANACS because problem coins still can get certified. However, when purchasing slabbed coins, a PCGS slab holds more weight.
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Valued Member
United States
54 Posts |
I prefer 'raw'. 'Cause nobody can tell me how much I should like my coin.  But I said PCGS because it has the best reputation among 'The experts'. Also usually if you're selling something on ebayand you say 'PCGS Certified' People will pay more money for it. So if you buy it 'PCGS Certified' you pay more. But if you sell it 'PCGS Certified' you sell it for more. But seeing that you have to pay for certification then it doesn't matter so in the long run it does not make a difference. |
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Valued Member
United States
74 Posts |
I don't like PCGS. Their price guide (yes, I know it's for PCGS graded coins only) seems inflated, and they charge too much. Plus you have to be a member and sometimes they don't grade your coin and take your money (rarely). ANACS all the way!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
115 Posts |
I chose NGC only because I don't agree with the idea of a "third party grader" having an opportunity to profit from the sale of coins they have graded such as with PCGS & DGS. As for ICG & ANACS, from what I understand, they just basically traded staff not to long ago and they both seem to come across a lot of "70's". To the best of my knowledge, NGC does not do either.
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New Member
United States
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ANACS, due to cost, accuracy, and willingness to grade cleaned and other "details" coins. (The policy of bodybagging cleaned & etc coins rather than simply detailing the nature of the problem and allowing the market to work a discount ... is preposterous and should be outlawed.)
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Valued Member
United States
62 Posts |
Hopefully DGS will be on the poll in the near future. That is, when they become the top grading service for their extremely accurate grading, affordable prices, honesty and integrity. OK, I might be dreaming but at least there is a small chance all that can come true with them being a "new" company.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Hopefully DGS will be on the poll in the near future. Never heard of them?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Having collected coins for 40+ years I have , bought slabbed coins, paid more for PCGS, NGC,ANACS, AND "SOME OTHERS", I collect to have not sell.I also love to purchase RAW coins( the majority of my collection). I have sent 1-coin out to be slabbed,ok 2, however this was so I could authenticate them.I do not need anyone to tell me how nice or bad my collection is and pay for that opinion to boot. I will say that when on ebay and you see coins selling for more $$$ most of the time they are a slabbed coin, I do not like this but this is reality.I think people feel safer when they purchase a "named slab" over raw to compensate for their inability or lack of knowledge on the subject of coins and just what is for sale, feeling safer with the named slab. This has brought the collecting of coins to another level and I do not appreciate people cashing in on this premise, just my opinion. BE WELL, MORGANS DAD... ps, that company I sent the coins to was ANACS... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I like ICG slabs best but picked PCGS for their universal value.
P.S. PCGS "bammed" me from their forums for a political comment w/o so much as a warning so I may change my vote to NGC in the future. I don't care for look of NGC slabs right now though.
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Posted 08/08/2008 11:10 pm
