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PCGS graders are they the same for moderns and classics?

darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
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I have wondered if the same graders grade moderns and classics? Modern coins only cost $10 to be graded and the way people seem to complain here about modern coin submissions makes me wonder if they use much less qualified people to grade moderns? mike

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  • jdbcoinjdbcoin Posts: 22
    I dont think the PCGS graders find it too exciting to grade everyday pocket change. I would spend more time focusing on coins actually worth something. image
    Buy the coin, not the holder!
  • CoulportCoulport Posts: 1,087 ✭✭✭
    The guys that do moderns have guide dogs which accompany them.
    The other guys have white canes tipped with red.
    Easy to tell between the two.
    The most money I made are on coins I haven't sold.

    Got quoins?
  • RickyRacerRickyRacer Posts: 50
    Mike Great Question, Let me know what you find out.
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  • gmarguligmarguli Posts: 2,225 ✭✭
    Mike Great Question, Let me know what you find out.
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    They hire guys who don't even know what a cameo is to do the modern coins.
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  • misterRmisterR Posts: 2,305 ✭✭
    Yes, a great question. I wonder if there is any way to find out the answer? Could or would someone at PCGS let us know if they have "special" graders for the modern coins? image
  • dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,731 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My local dealer graded for PCGS. All he told me is that he hated to grade moderns. Looking at the same boring coins all day long. Never mentioned that a different group did different coins. This may have changed as PCGS is grading many more moderns now that the registry has actually created a demand for them.
    Collector and Researcher of Liberty Head Nickels. ANA LM-6053
  • clackamasclackamas Posts: 5,615 ✭
    If they hate to do moderns then why do my modern submissions always come back quicker. Case in point sent 4 orders in on the 15th of July and just got back the results (via the web) on my modern submission and the other 3 are still in grading which means at least a couple of weeks.

  • gmarguligmarguli Posts: 2,225 ✭✭
    A grader at PCGS said yes. Another person at PCGS said no. Both of these people have/will read this thread.

    Given the lousy consistency of grades for modern coins I'd guess that they allow students in the ANA grading classes to determine the grades for these coins.
  • michaelmichael Posts: 9,524 ✭✭
    yes i think so i think the graders grade all the stuff for the most part modern and older classic stuff


    now do they grade and have differeing standards for the modern verses classic stuff yes yes yes

    sincerely michael

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