Experienced Collectors Please Weigh In On This About Grading

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grospoisson Pillar of the Community United States 984 Posts	Posted 09/14/2021 1:18 pm I am thinking about sending coins to ICG(lincolns to be exact) for grading at 12 dollars a coin , I can get an idea of what I have.. Do you guys feel confident that ICG will catch questionable color coins? If most on here think so I may do that.. I have often read that you can expect a grade or two lower from PCGS and NGC. I am also concerned about AU coins. I have a few ICG coins that look better than the same NGC coin of the same date and both have the same grade. If I could ever learn how to take sharp pictures with correct color, I feel confident several members could help with some of my decisions. I already know it's a coin toss! Any thoughts? I have A LOT of PCGS AND NGC coins that I scratch my head and wonder about their grade Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/14/2021 5:15 pm I don't think I would ever send coins to ICG. ANACS would be preferable to me for avoiding membership fees. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 09/14/2021 8:09 pm I too would never go ICG. For a few bucks more I'd definitely say ANACS. That said, at the end of the day, no matter which TPG you go with it's just an opinion. There are plenty of slabs labeled QC that aren't and plenty of straight grade slabs that are QC/AT, from ANY TPG. That said, I'd trust ICG the least of the bunch to get it correct. I'd recommend just sending in a couple to try your luck with the opinions, assuming posting on here is out of the question. Report this Post to the Staff
OldSilverDollar New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 09/16/2021 7:57 pm Every ICG coin I've went to sell off barely got raw prices, a few I had to crack out and send to NGC just to make sure I could get NGC prices on them. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4592 Posts	Posted 09/17/2021 11:42 am ICG's nickname is "I can't grade" which is truly unfair. There are coins where we could argue the grade in EVERYONE's holders. ICG will slab counterfeit coins in their educational holder - they're the only ones who do (knowingly). Their holder is actually quite nice. They have an expired patent on it, based on the stress contour that shows tampering. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
SellerOfAllCoins New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 01/23/2022 11:22 pm ICG shouldn't even be a consideration. They're not recognized by dealers and educated collectors probably don't own any ICG coins. If you're concerned about money use ANACS. I don't know their regular prices but I know they had a special running last spring or summer: submit 10 coins for $10, which included the return shipping cost, if I remember correctly. They're under valued in my opinion and eventually I'm going to buy some ANACS Peace and Morgan dollars, crack them open and send them to PCGS and see how close to each other they are. ——I'm sure that's an experiment that someone has done already. Does anyone know where to find the details? PCGS does offer a "Reholder" service but it's more expensive than submitting a raw coin. Try ANACS and I'll bet you're satisfied. Report this Post to the Staff
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