Do you care about ngc/pcgs, beans, etc...if you're a specialists in a series?

bennybravo

Does your eye for a particular series transcend whatever current standards exists from any grading service? Have you carved out your own set of standards for your particular series?

TomB

You can be a specialist in a series with a strict eye for aesthetics, grade or whatnot while still caring about NGC, PCGS, CAC or other services. So, yes, I can be a specialist in a series (or multiple series) and can still care what other services might think about a particular coin.

JonJet

I bought an NGC PR70 Ultra Cameo "Early Release" Quarter - disliked the label so much that I sent it to PCGS for crossover

It came back PR70DCAM with a First Strike Label and completed My Set

So yes - I care about the grading service - and only collect PCGS coins

Silverbugsixtyeight

Only slabs I buy anymore are PCGS rattlers ,or old ANACS\ANA soapbars.

bramn8r

@JonJet I tried that with PCGS and remember them not allowing a first release or whatever the crossover from NGC had. Good for you.

hfjacinto

I'm not a specialist and I don't look at the label or grade. I generally buy a coin on Price>Eye Appeal, whether it has a green bean or is slabbed by NGC or PGCS makes no difference. Some of my favorite coins are raw or in an album.

Or graded by Anacs...

rainbowroosie

You need to care when you sell your coins.