Burks Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 James Taylor. http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.c...threadid=552645 Interesting thread. I'm glad Cameron is happy about it but.....I'd be looking for another job. I'd had to see such a nice person get screwed over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogy Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 personally, I collect mainly world gold issues. With that being said, I trust NGC because I like their turnaround, customer service and pricing better. Besides, in this genre, there doesn't seem to be a big preference on the marketplace for NGC vs. PCGS. In fact, NGC actually grades many world issues that PCGS won't, like medals that are so popular now. I also enjoy NGC's Sigature Sets, and certainly think that is a positive step in the collecting world. Now if i collected other types of coins, i may reconsider because PCGS brings more money on the open marketplace, depending on coin type. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 My list: Canadian: ICCS, PCGS, NGC US: PCGS, NGC World: ICCS, PCGS, NGC, ANACS (older types only) Though very few world coins are found in ICCS holders, most are rather conservatively (if not under) graded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five4Fighting Posted November 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 So basically for American coins the best grading companies are PCGS and NGC eh? While I understand the buy the coin not the holder statement, I do like profesionally graded coins, I do have some coins that were graded by other companies, and was thinking of getting them resubmited as I think there overgraded. (I tend to be very tough on my grading) The worst being SGS which a certian Ebay seller has ten million coins from and they all seem to be graded MS70 or PR70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 Well duh, SGS is a big time scammer together with it's duo abocomm or someone like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 If the coins aren't from the companies we've listed there's a very, very good chance they are overgraded. By how much I can't say. Some companies, like UGS, have actually been pretty close to what PCGS and NGC say. Sometimes even upgrading! Could of just been lucky though, only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coin and paper2 Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 There is a Canadian company in Quebec which competes with ICCS, it is called CCGS. It has a web site, turn around time 2-4 weeks and $6.00 per coin. The guy that bowns it is well respected in the Canadian Numismatic world. His name is Louis Chevrier Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Major TPGs are starting to do something in common, that is to steady increase price after time. The only thing with newer TPGs is that they have to offer grading at a heavily discounted price as well as giving decent analysis which unfortunately most of the newer TPGs can't afford to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve kuznicki Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Just wondering what is considered the best grading company around? ANACS? PCGS? NGC? ICQ? I won't mention the other's as there is a bunch of them out there that I won't deal with (Am I wrong here in not dealing with others like SGS(Who I think has a lot of over graded coins)?) Since people have mentioned ICCS in Canada, it is far tougher technically than PCGS or NCG, BUT...it grades strictly technically without points (+ or -) for eye appeal. PCGS/NCG coins usually drop 1-2 grades going to ICCS, but I know people who regularly get ICCS coins upgraded at PCGS (and I am sure NGC). ICCS "slabs" are cheap and flimsy, but grading is as little as $6 (CAN) in quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 That's one drawback in a lot of people's eyes about ICCS, the whole flip vs plastic thing. On one hand the flip cuts down on grading costs but it's also easier to fake. *shrugs* I actually like their grading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 There is a Canadian company in Quebec which competes with ICCS, it is called CCGS. It has a web site What is the website? I already have a canadian firm that goes by CCGS (two actually) and I want to make sure this isn't a third one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 PCGS NGC Then just flip a coin NGC slabs are the hardest to open. Have to use a sabre saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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