REGISTRY SET DUPLICATIONS

Steve

I have a question that I would like to hear everyone's thoughts about. When you register your coins in the PCGS Set Registry, do you put the same coin in all the registries that accept the coin or just in one registry?

In the Lincoln Cent series, for example, there are 4 different registry sets including basic and with varieties in the circulating coins and something similar in the 8 different proof coin sets. Many of the individual coins can be included in two, three, four or more sets. Aside from the obvious benefit of free grading (over 90%) on multiple sets, would you register the same coin more than once?

I have in the past asked BJ if by entering a coin's ID number one time, the system could register the coin to ALL the sets. Apparently, at this time, it must be done manually. While I believe this is all to the benefit of PCGS to get more registry sets included in THEIR program, I am interested in what YOUR reason may be if you add a given coin to more that one set. Thanks. Steve

jy8s

I agree that it should be entered in several sets the same time and prevent the manual entry in each set. I too have never understood the need for the collector to make repeated inputs. I hope this changes soon!

psxchelly

for me, it depends on which coin it is.... if its a really awesome coin that you like, I dont see why you *wouldnt* enter it in multiple sets! especially if that coin is in a series that is expensive to begin with.

merz2

I put mine in all the sets also.

CarsonCityGold

Don't forget all the various type sets a coin could fit in. If it was automatic, how would PCGS determine which coin you wanted to place in a type set. The manual entry at the owners discretion (as it is now) is the best method. Why would you want your coins possibly entered in a set that you have no intention of working on. Don't take control away from the owner of a coin.

redcents

You should be able to enter it in one place (like NGC) and then pull it into any set you wanted to or have a set of boxes to check - 1 for each set you have - and check the boxes for the set(s) you want it to be included in. It is AN EXTREME WASTE OF TIME FOR ME TO HAVE TO ENTER ONE COIN UP TO 8 TIMES OR MORE! Surely the programming accumen is available to simplify the process. NGC has SEVERAL steps up in this regard. You can delete a coin from ALL sets if you wish with one step. You can add a coin to your "master" set - Lincoln 1909 to date set or Lincoln Proofs 1909 to date e.g. - and then from each subset you can "automatically build best set" with relative ease - although that can be improved upon as well. Of course NGC DOES NOT have real time additions. You have to wait a day or 2 for the coin you just entered to appear. In this regard PCGS blows them away. I guess people place a tremendous amount of importance on INSTANT results.

keithdagen

Of course NGC DOES NOT have real time additions. You have to wait a day or 2 for the coin you just entered to appear. In this regard PCGS blows them away. I guess people place a tremendous amount of importance on INSTANT results.

My understanding is that real-time addition of NGC coins is in the works. You'll still have to wait on the PCGS stuff since they don't have direct access to the database.

numonebuyer

To answer the question... There is absolutely no reason that once you have entered your coins into one registry set that you shouldn't be able to go to one screen and have them transferred (as applicable) to any number of other sets. It is not a big deal for a database (which is what the registry sets are in).

By the way, I posted this question on the Q & A Forum.

Numonebuyer