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Blue box vs. Green box

BladeBlade Posts: 1,744 ✭
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I have an opportunity to buy some used PCGS boxes. I can choose between blue and green. I know the current ones are blue. Do the current slabs fit in the green boxes? I saw a thread here a while ago where several people were interested in green boxes. Perhaps they are older, but I don't want something that doesn't work with current slabs. Any advice?

Thanks!
Tom

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  • DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    They're identical, except green. I like the green better.
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  • ToneloverTonelover Posts: 1,554 ✭
    I think the green boxes were made when production standards were more conservative and a lot of people think they will upgrade. I've never noticed a difference myself. image
  • BladeBlade Posts: 1,744 ✭
    John,
    You cracked me up!

    Don - Thanks much for the info. Think I'll buy a couple of each.

    Tom

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  • PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Mix them. That way you can know what might be in one box by it's color.
  • orevilleoreville Posts: 11,953 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Get a few of each. This way your wife can color coordinate you when you dress up for the coin show.

    I happen to like the smoked colored NGC boxes better since they fix both NGC and PCGS slabs.

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  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    hey blade

    i have some of the newer blue boxes for sale if you want 'em. they're the ones with the barcode on the top!!

    al h.image
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't see any difference between the green and blue PCGS boxes. They are both inferior to the NGC boxes that provide far better protection for PCGS, NGC and PCI slabs. SEGS slabs are too big to fit in either box.
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  • andy007andy007 Posts: 475 ✭
    Bill is quite right, NGC boxes are much better than the PCGS boxes. Plus that smoky black color with the gold logo looks nicer than either PCGS box IMO.
  • CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
    I thought you got the green boxes in the days when PCGS labeled the coins with green labels. When they went to blue labels they went to blue boxes.

    I agree the NGC boxes are superior.
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  • solidsolid Posts: 2,975
    They're all correct - get the NGC boxes!
  • fantasiizefantasiize Posts: 667
    One more vote for the NGC boxes.
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