New ANACS

You are the only one I have heard say they LOVE the new holders. I had one and it was well I can say what it was on this forum but lets just say it wasn't up to par. I actually took it in my hands and flexed the slab and it poped open like a clam shell with no apparant ceacking or noticable markings to be seen that it was opened, I actually put another dollar coin (not even a morgan) in there and super glued it in the places it was "sealed" and you could never tell it was ever resealed. It just looked like a "mechanical error" on the insert. I have also heard the "new" ANACS is alot worse than the "old" ANACS in every way like turn around times and customer support

I've heard the same about the slab but the opposite about their grading. Collectors seem to think they're being very linear on grading. This is just on coins in the new holder.

I love the way they look, you can see the whole coin better, but didnt mess with it to try to open it. This information is very disturbing. I wonder if ANACS is aware? As far as grading all the new coins I have sent in in the last 2 years meet or exeed most of my Pcgs and NGC morgans. Even my "old green holders" Maybe its just Morgans I don't know. Thanks for all your input.

I received an email from James Taylor. Some of you may remember that we had a live Q&A session with him back in January. Well, he has asked to return for another one at the end of August/beginning of September. I will be contacting him after the ANA show.

James' last visit went great and I know this one will too. You will all be able to get your answers straight from the President of ANACS.

I have not discussed any particular item with him as I would rather that he answered the questions publicly so that all of our members can benefit. Hearing it second-hand from me will not have the same authority or impact as hearing it directly from "the man" himself.

Looking forward to seeing you then, Tim. We've missed you around here.

ANACS should ask themselves why they came up with the new look holder in the first place? Was it because it's clean and simple looking? Is it because coin collecting is exhausting itself on complications to the point where we now have collectors wondering if they're going to get arrested at the post office for mailing coins overseas? Was it because they sensed collectors want things simplified?

There are document security devices today that could not even be dreamed of in 1978 or 77 or whenever it was that ANACS first began issuing authentication certificates.

They are missing the boat. There is, IMO, a growing segment of coin collectors who want things simplified and who don't want to spend the rest of their lives playing Rent-A-Grade with slabs. They can capture this segment by issuing authentication only certificates with state of the art security devices on them.

Yes, I know that's going backwards. Playing Rent-A-Grade is going backwards too; back to fiefdom.