cpa49707 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Ok here come one more stupid question for the day. There seems to be numereous coind grading companies out there. I have run accross NGC, PCGS and today ANC. Do any of them have a higher respect when buying and selling a coin? Are there any others to watch out for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Ok here come one more stupid question for the day. There seems to be numereous coind grading companies out there. I have run accross NGC, PCGS and today ANC. Do any of them have a higher respect when buying and selling a coin? Are there any others to watch out for? PCGS/NGC are the top two. Normally PCGS brings higher prices. They are often said to be #1 but it really depends on the series. ANACS/ICG would be the next two. Both good grading services that are very often overlooked. Nothing really wrong with them. Anything else......run away from unless you are pretty good at grading or finding problem coins. They are numerous in these holders. Yes deals can be had but they are few. In the end, buy the coin not the plastic and you should do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpa49707 Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Just ran accross another one in my collection HCGS these grading services are like a dime a dozen today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Just ran accross another one in my collection HCGS these grading services are like a dime a dozen today Anyone can start one up. Just go buy some labels, some slabs, and start "grading" coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwstr123 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 PCGS and NGC won't slab a problem coin. ANACS will, but lists the defect. The many other TPG's sometimes are used to hide a defect/problem. For example, I bought this coin graded by NTC, It's beautiful (MS66) but if you look closely, you'll see the rim ding at 5 o'clock on the obverse. That wouldn't (in most cases) happen with PCGS or NGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Atick to your own grading. Only investors would be interested in having an "expert" grade for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 True grading services are poping up almost as fast as books on coins. I do not keep any slabbed coins. If I buy one I take it out of the slab and put the coin in an album where it belongs. I always tell dealers if your price is so high because you had it slabbed, guess what, I won't pay that much. Have a nice day. I've bought slabbed coins from at least 4 different TPG services and all I can say is PCGS is the easiest to open and NGC is the hardest one to open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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