Anacs and Lincolns - Opinions on thier grading? Should I get my hopes up?

Trooper

Ok, here's the question.
I bought a roll of 54 P Lincolns off Ebay. I picked 8 coins out of the roll that I thought were pretty clean.
Sent one to Anacs and one to Pcgs. The anacs came back today MS66 Red. Since it was luck of the draw on which coin went where out of the two(radomly picked out of the bunch), should I get my hopes up that the PCGS coin might come back that grade? Or is Anacs easier on the grading for this series?

Thanks
Tom

RR

Hi Tom:

I just received several Lincolns back from ANACS. The grades were rather strict, and based on my past experience, I'd gotten higer grades with PCGS on this last batch.

RR

291fifth

ANACS has been very tough on Lincolns for the past several years.

dorkkarl

now seriously, is it REALLY worth sending such coins in???

K S

291fifth

<< <i>now seriously, is it REALLY worth sending such coins in???

K S >>



Actually, this is a very good question. Because the modern cent market is totally dominated by PCGS regristry set collectors the only coins from this era that are likely to be saleable for any serious money are those in PCGS holders. Even if your ANACS coins are better than the PCGS pieces you will probably have great difficulty selling them for much money.

Trooper

Thanks RR and 291.
I think I'll put a box in the mail to pcgs shortly. The only problem is the long wait but whatcha going to do. I think they are worth sending in because they do match up with some of my other pcgs slabbed lincolns.
I'm curious to find out if anyone esle here has sent higher end (1930 to 58) lincs for grading to Anacs, and if they matched up to other graded PCGS coins.

Tom