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PCI Grades Gold Coins

PatoshPatosh Posts: 21
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I thought I remembered a rather negative feedback on PCI graded coins. I could not find it in prior posts or maybe I did not search correctly. My current slabs are 60% NGC, 30% PCGS, 10% ANACS and 10% ICG and I had heard somewhere else that PCI was up an coming but I would appreciate input from you all.
Thnx
Bill

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  • wallstreetmanwallstreetman Posts: 2,938 ✭
    Not mine they dont!
    You can fool man but you can't fool God! He knows why you do what you do!
  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    PCI is now very close to ACG in thier grading standards. I won't buy one anymore unless I can see the coin in person. Mike image
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    Last week on EAC Region 8 it was reported that a second altered Gallery Mint 1793 cap cent copy has turned up being sold as a genuine coin. This one is in a red PCI slab.
  • TwowoodTwowood Posts: 518 ✭
    Ugh...I just sent my first coins away for grading...to PCI. Twowood
  • darktonedarktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭
    Twowood- sorryimage but if you are keeping them for your own collection it does not really matter who's slab it is in although if you are trying to sell them only expect to get about 60% of the price the same coin would get in a PCGS slab( I sold about twenty of these on ebay earlier this year and they were all classic coins- moderns might not do so well). Mike
  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭
    I tried to cross a PCI slabbed coin into an ICG holder. I didn't do so well. You won't catch me buying another PCI slabbed coin.
  • NoviceKrisNoviceKris Posts: 251
    Flamingo..

    wow.. you werent kidding about taking a hit on the crossover.. thanks for confirming
    what I though was true, that PCI is way off from the leaders standards.

    Kris

    "I haven't understood anything since "Party" became a verb."

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  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    Stay away from PCI as far as possible.


    Brian.
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    their older slabs are ok! they used to be pretty tough.

    Link to compare old V. new slabs
  • bennybravobennybravo Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭
    Some old Green holders are OK. Look for the Slanted 6's.image

    https://www.ebay.com/mys/active

  • PatoshPatosh Posts: 21
    Thank you one and all for your input.
    Now I know if I can only remember!
  • gmarguligmarguli Posts: 2,225 ✭✭
    flaminio, just be happy. PCGS/NGC would probably grade the coin much harsher. ICGS is way too loose on grading, especially moderns. How'd you like a PCGS MS64 on that coin? image
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 23,970 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Someone here was turning old PCI MS60 Morgans into PCGS MS64's and I've heard good fortune stories with 1922 plain Lincolns upgrading.
    Other than that? I think of PCI has a Novelty Grading company and enjoy sending in my sample work to them- just for fun.

    peacockcoins

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