Does PCGS encapsule Ingots

mrcommem

I have a 5 oz. San Francisco assay ingot from the late 30's to mid 40's. These ingots are about 1/4 inch thick, 2 inches long and 1 inch wide. Here is a picture of the ingot.

Does PCGS or NGC encapsule this size ingot?

Lakesammman

I know they do small ingots - let us know what you find out about larger ingots after calling them on Monday.

Pnies20

They do crickets so I don’t see why not 🤷🏼‍♂️

ianrussell

They do the smaller shipwreck gold ingots, like this one from S.S. Central America.

• Ian

coinsarefun

I would submit under speciality and oversized slab. They should do it.

coinsarefun

PS……get a true view and post it as it’s Uber cool!

ricko

Interesting piece of silver... Not sure if the 999.5 has been stamped over something, or what is going on there.... Ingot has been through some rough periods. I think they would slab it, but would call first to get the details. Cheers, RickO

MWallace

I'd be shocked if they didn't, but I've been shocked by TPG's before.

P.S. I've always wanted one of those.

WAYNEAS

What a great piece.
Let us know how you make out.
Wayne

jmlanzaf

When they encapsulate, do they also authenticate? Do they do anything but Mint bars?

MFeld

We have auctioned a number of similar ingots, which are among those you can find through this link:
https://coins.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=51+338+790+231&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=silver+5+oz&ic4=KeywordSearch-A-K-071316

Zoins

Who does PCGS use to authenticate something like this?

Smudge

Does a piece like that really need encapsulation?

jt88

Yes for sure. I have sent in half, one to 5 oz before.

Namvet69

I like it a lot. Do you have any statistics on this bullion pour. Peace Roy

Lakesammman

I wouldn't mind getting this one protected in plastic.

Meltdown

I bought one similar about 5 years ago from a local shop. I kept it for a little while but couldn't resist flipping it because of the premiums they were bringing. I sold it for around $500 if I remember correctly - they sure have gone up in value since then.

savoyspecial

A couple of years ago I handled the sale of this one:
https://brunkauctions.com/lot/san-francisco-silver-ingot-3982136 (quite similar to the one the OP shows)

To be honest, encapsulation never entered my mind

mrcommem

@Meltdown said:
I bought one similar about 5 years ago from a local shop. I kept it for a little while but couldn't resist flipping it because of the premiums they were bringing. I sold it for around $500 if I remember correctly - they sure have gone up in value since then.

You are right about the prices going up on these ingots. I bought the one in question for $800 around 2004-05. They seem to be up to $2500 to $3500 now. Some are more than that.

mrcommem

@Lakesammman said:
I know they do small ingots - let us know what you find out about larger ingots after calling them on Monday.

I sent them an e-mail PCGS customer service and they responded a few days later. Toni Morse at customer service didn't know so she says she will find out and contact me later. That was on Jan 7. Still waiting.

mrcommem

It's been two months since I e-mailed Cesar at PCGS. He was to find out if they encapsulated ingots this size. I have heard nothing. I emailed him again today. I hope I get some information this time.

Wingsrule

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MrEureka

Can anybody here show us images of a SF Mint ingot in a pcgs slab? I’ve never seen one.

oih82w8

Cool ingot!

MetroD

@mrcommem said:
It's been two months since I e-mailed Cesar at PCGS. He was to find out if they encapsulated ingots this size. I have heard nothing. I emailed him again today. I hope I get some information this time.

FWIW, I have had better luck getting answers when I telephone, as opposed to e-mailing.

mrcommem

Someone finally contacted me from PCGS. They will encapsulate the ingot so I sent it in. As far as I can tell its in its encapsulation stage and will soon be shipped. I will post it when it get here.

mrcommem

Still waiting.

mrcommem

PCGS finally got around to encapsulating my ingot. It encapsulated in a large size slab that is used for the 5oz silver coins like the ATB 5oz quarters. PCGS did not grade but gave it a genuine designation of 80. PCGS does not explain what this number means. Any ideas? On the slab it has:
PCGS Genuine
San Francisco Mint Type I

393, 169.81g, 999.5 Fine

917336.80/46756538

Meltdown

How cool. I have no idea what 80 indicates? Maybe part of the 100 pt. scale?
I hope they expand and start grading vintage bullion. I'd think there would be huge demand given the amount of fakes being produced like crazy this day & age.

MetroD

@mrcommem said:
PCGS finally got around to encapsulating my ingot. It encapsulated in a large size slab that is used for the 5oz silver coins like the ATB 5oz quarters. PCGS did not grade but gave it a genuine designation of 80. PCGS does not explain what this number means. Any ideas? On the slab it has:
PCGS Genuine
San Francisco Mint Type I

393, 169.81g, 999.5 Fine

917336.80/46756538

I am GUESSING that it means genuine. IOW, it is an authentic, circa 1930, Type 1 hallmark, silver ingot from the SF Mint.

Interesting 'post/item'. FWIW, Ken Conway penned a brief overview of these pieces here. His website is currently "under construction". It should be interesting to peruse 'if/when' it comes online.

@PCGS_Moderator - Please consider adding this code to the PCGS Grading Standards. As far as I can tell, "80" is not currently defined, and this is causing confusion for customers.

Edited.

lilolme

@mrcommem said:
PCGS did not grade but gave it a genuine designation of 80. PCGS does not explain what this number means. Any ideas? On the slab it has:
PCGS Genuine
San Francisco Mint Type I

393, 169.81g, 999.5 Fine

917336.80/46756538

I could find several references to the new codes for Genuine slabbed coins. But they would just not say that 80 was the previous general genuine designation. This thread Don W states it in the OP. Note: it appears some of the other codes that the post references have been changed (or were incorrectly posted) as they are different from the current pcgs no grade codes. So it would appear pcgs is using code 80 for non-coin genuine slabs (maybe).

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/694032/genuine-service-changes

And a couple of the announcements that don't spell out the code 80 but related to the genuine changes.

https://www.pcgs.com/news/new-genuine-service-for-problem-coins

https://www.pcgs.com/news/pcgs-revised-genuine-service

mrcommem

Here is a picture of the giant PCGS slab. The same that they use for the 5oz coins

CoinRaritiesOnline

@mrcommem said:
Here is a picture of the giant PCGS slab. The same that they use for the 5oz coins

That is adorable.