can anacs be trusted?

mbbiker · January 4, 2003 3:36AM

i was looking on e-bay and saw a toned coin in a anacs holder but to me it looks AT to me are they good at figuring out what is and isn't AT or should i just stay away from them. I know they are an OK slabbing co. but is this somthing they are good at?

LucyBop · January 4, 2003 3:37AM

show us the link so one of us can snipe it from you.

mbbiker · January 4, 2003 3:39AM

Lucy, here's the link but the auction's over already.

link

LucyBop · January 4, 2003 3:41AM

why do you think its AT mbbiker? I'm not sure about it.............

TONEDDOLLARS · January 4, 2003 3:42AM

I think ANACS is very good at flushing out at coins

mbbiker · January 4, 2003 3:44AM

I don't know exactly but the colors on the back just don't look right. also the toning is to even on both sides usually there is more on on side than the other.

wingedliberty · January 4, 2003 3:48AM

I have dealt with ANACS and ANACS coins for ten years. Sometimes we have dissagreements, but
we always work them out. The few dissagreements that I have had with them were over grading,
and those are rare. The coin in question has genuine toning. You can trust ANACS.

P.S. ( I won't snipe that one from you

Brian.

vega1 · January 4, 2003 3:48AM

I can only speak from my own experience but I have always found ANACS to be a good service.

Having said that, just like any other service, I'm sure they have their fair share of crap in their holders.

Dog97 · January 4, 2003 4:07AM

The dime looks good. They tone that way from in the original Proof Set cases.
However this Peace is a good example of a coin that looks AT-looks like a blowtorch beauty and the white spot by IN GOD... looks like where the coin dr held it with a pair of pliers while he torched it.

BillJones · January 4, 2003 4:31AM

The dime looks find to me. I've seen that type of toning on a number of Proof coins from that era.

Russ · January 4, 2003 4:35AM

I sure hope they can be trusted, since I just sniped off this MONSTER TONED Kennedy half.

Russ, NCNE

LucyBop · January 4, 2003 4:38AM

Not a bad price... and a 2 second snipe...........

LouisCamp · January 4, 2003 4:39AM

Looks good to me. Very natural looking.

The half that Russ won, now that's ugly.

Lou

mbbiker · January 4, 2003 4:40AM

nice snipe Russ

ClausUrch · January 4, 2003 4:54AM

Wonder why his handle is "CompuCHEAP"???

Russ · January 4, 2003 4:55AM

<< <i>The half that Russ won, now that's ugly. >>

Hey! Ugly coins need love and a nice home too!

Russ, NCNE

paigowjohnny · January 4, 2003 5:00AM

just how many 64 halves do you own Russ ???

As for the ANACS dime....I think it's legit toning myself...I trust ANACS

eagle7 · January 4, 2003 5:04AM

Im like the rest of you guys. The dime is real. However the 1922 peace dollar which dog97 has shown us looks AT all the way! I would pass that one by.

LucyBop · January 4, 2003 5:04AM

http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=2151217057

Rats, my snipe was 4 seconds..... I can only get those 2 second jobs bidding against Russ.....

K6AZ · January 4, 2003 6:12AM

ANACS is excellent at detecting artificial toning and altered coins. I have had great luck buying ANACS coins and crossing them over to PCGS. I have crossed 15 of them, many toned. Here is the only coin that downgraded at PCGS, from ANACS MS65 to PCGS64, and it has vivid toning on the reverse. For the life of me, I still do not understand why PCGS only gave it a 64. Really doesn't matter, this coin is in my collection and it isn't for sale.

1900-O Morgan

Dog97 · January 4, 2003 7:15AM

K6AZ I have no problem understanding why your coin was a 64 @ pcgs & a 65 @ anacs. It's a borderliner high end 64 and anacs & pcgs doesn't grade exactly the same.

K6AZ · January 4, 2003 7:56AM

Dog, that coin is a mid range 65. I have hundreds of Morgans, and many PCGS 65s. 14 other ANACS coins crossed at the same grade. I really think ANACS gets a bum rap from a lot of people. That's OK, I will keep buying them at ~65% of greysheet.

Dog97 · January 4, 2003 9:07AM

Your picture sems to show a hit on the chin, a hit between star r5 and the hair, and some hits midway between E-P and the forehead and a hit on the neck extending into the field. There appears to be a good sized dig at an intersecting point in the hair from the corner of the eye and the front of the ear lobe. Small scuffs & ticks are ok on a 65 but these appear to be rather heavy as they show 2 or 3 reeds each so that's why I said 64.

Ogden · January 4, 2003 10:13AM

I don't think that ANACS gets the respect they deserve. I believe that they are one of the most consistent grading services I have used. They do a great job on varieties and their customer service has always has been great with me.

Ogden

robertpr · January 4, 2003 10:27AM

Russ, you DO realize that isn't a proof, don't you?

Russ · January 4, 2003 10:37AM

Geez, Robert, now you tell me!

Russ, NCNE

robertpr · January 4, 2003 11:12AM

heh

Fairlaneman · January 4, 2003 11:49AM

The two ANACS dimes I have tried crossing with NGC and PCGS ended up with one being BB at NGC for questionable color and the other Up-Graded at PCGS with the FB designation also added. All in all the ANACS coins I have owned have been quite nice.

BTW the Purple Toned Merc Dime that a couple of people around here use for thier Icon is a ANACS Coin I use to own. Why it was sold, the ex-owner is a Idiot.

Ken

coinkat · January 4, 2003 11:59AM

The people at ANACs do more with varieties than the other services which is a plus. They are good when it comes to identifying artifical toning. Some of their graders will attend large shows and coins can be directly submitted and they are helpful. My biggest complaint is their economy service.

can anacs be trusted?

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