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Hello. I use to be heavily involved in coin collecting long ago but
slowly moved away from the hobby. I sold most of my stuff but kept a few favorites. I have an 1877 Indian Head cent that is probably VG8 or 10 condition and is problem free..I would like to get it professionaly graded and encapsulated so it will be easier to sell on Ebay one day should I pass away unexpectedly and my spouse wishes to sell it (Or should I fall on hard times). Which of the current grading services are considered the top and have the respect that if someone in the hobby sees their name on a "slabbed" coin they will buy it more readily?..Thanks in advance |
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Sara Brown wrote:
Hello. I use to be heavily involved in coin collecting long ago but slowly moved away from the hobby. I sold most of my stuff but kept a few favorites. I have an 1877 Indian Head cent that is probably VG8 or 10 condition and is problem free..I would like to get it professionaly graded and encapsulated so it will be easier to sell on Ebay one day should I pass away unexpectedly and my spouse wishes to sell it (Or should I fall on hard times). Which of the current grading services are considered the top and have the respect that if someone in the hobby sees their name on a "slabbed" coin they will buy it more readily?..Thanks in advance PCGS or NGC. There are others, but these two seem to command the most respect among collectors and dealers alike. |
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"Robert Hairgrove" wrote in message ... Sara Brown wrote: Hello. I use to be heavily involved in coin collecting long ago but slowly moved away from the hobby. I sold most of my stuff but kept a few favorites. I have an 1877 Indian Head cent that is probably VG8 or 10 condition and is problem free..I would like to get it professionaly graded and encapsulated so it will be easier to sell on Ebay one day should I pass away unexpectedly and my spouse wishes to sell it (Or should I fall on hard times). Which of the current grading services are considered the top and have the respect that if someone in the hobby sees their name on a "slabbed" coin they will buy it more readily?..Thanks in advance PCGS or NGC. There are others, but these two seem to command the most respect among collectors and dealers alike. PCGS coins seem to fetch higher prices than NGC coins, all things being equal. |
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On Mar 19, 7:43*am, Sara Brown wrote:
Hello. I use to be heavily involved in coin collecting long ago but slowly moved away from the hobby. I sold most of my stuff but kept a few favorites. I have an 1877 Indian Head cent that is probably VG8 or 10 condition and is problem free..I would like to get it professionaly graded and encapsulated so it will be easier to sell on Ebay one day should I pass away unexpectedly and my spouse wishes to sell it (Or should I fall on hard times). Which of the current grading services are considered the top and have the respect that if someone in the hobby sees their name on a "slabbed" coin they will buy it more readily?..Thanks in advance I agree with Bob. PCGS is generally much stricter in grading than NGC in my experience, and auction results generally show significantly higher prices realized than NGC certified coins. Comparing prices of lower grade circulated coins, there's not much difference. In high grade unc coins, however, the premium for PCGS graded coins, in both modern coins and coins as well as earlier dates, the premium paid for PCGS graded coins is often quite dramatic. Ira |
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"Ira" wrote in message ... On Mar 19, 7:43 am, Sara Brown wrote: Hello. I use to be heavily involved in coin collecting long ago but slowly moved away from the hobby. I sold most of my stuff but kept a few favorites. I have an 1877 Indian Head cent that is probably VG8 or 10 condition and is problem free..I would like to get it professionaly graded and encapsulated so it will be easier to sell on Ebay one day should I pass away unexpectedly and my spouse wishes to sell it (Or should I fall on hard times). Which of the current grading services are considered the top and have the respect that if someone in the hobby sees their name on a "slabbed" coin they will buy it more readily?..Thanks in advance I agree with Bob. PCGS is generally much stricter in grading than NGC in my experience, and auction results generally show significantly higher prices realized than NGC certified coins. Comparing prices of lower grade circulated coins, there's not much difference. In high grade unc coins, however, the premium for PCGS graded coins, in both modern coins and coins as well as earlier dates, the premium paid for PCGS graded coins is often quite dramatic. Late date MS70 Roosevelt dimes graded by PCGS normally sell for almost twice what NGC examples fetch. I have examples of both and can't find any difference in condition. |
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"RWF" wrote in message ... Late date MS70 Roosevelt dimes graded by PCGS normally sell for almost twice what NGC examples fetch. I have examples of both and can't find any difference in condition. I have noticed the same thing with modern commems. The PCGS are usually a few dollars higher but I have come across numerous examples where the NGC coins are as good or better than equally graded PCGS examples. |
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On Mar 19, 3:05�pm, Ira wrote:
On Mar 19, 7:43�am, Sara Brown wrote: Hello. I use to be heavily involved in coin collecting long ago but slowly moved away from the hobby. I sold most of my stuff but kept a few favorites. I have an 1877 Indian Head cent that is probably VG8 or 10 condition and is problem free..I would like to get it professionaly graded and encapsulated so it will be easier to sell on Ebay one day should I pass away unexpectedly and my spouse wishes to sell it (Or should I fall on hard times). Which of the current grading services are considered the top and have the respect that if someone in the hobby sees their name on a "slabbed" coin they will buy it more readily?..Thanks in advance I agree with Bob. PCGS is generally much stricter in grading than NGC in my experience, and auction results generally show significantly higher prices realized than NGC certified coins. Comparing prices of lower grade circulated coins, there's not much difference. In high grade unc coins, however, the premium for PCGS graded coins, in both modern coins and coins as well as earlier dates, the premium paid for PCGS graded coins is often quite dramatic. Ira As usual, Ira is right that PCGS is a better grading service, that their slabs command higher market value, and that they are stricter graders. Paradoxically, from the point of view of someone who wishes to have a coin slabbed just to sell it, in the long run you are better off to submit to NGC, because you may get a better grade. A VG-10 in an NGC holder will sell for more than a VG-8 in a PCGS holder. |
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