Who's better at grading mint state Large Cents?

Dave99B

ANACS, NGC, or PCGS?

Dave

lathmach

SEGS

Ray

nwcs

Depends on which grading standard you think they should be following.

joecool

NTC

Dave99B

Depends on which grading standard you think they should be following.

Let me think.....how about someone who won't grade a circulated AU58 as a MS62!

Dave

nwcs

Send it to EAC then.

lathmach

I said SEGS because I'd rather have Bob and Cindy Grellman form an opinion on my early copper, than someone that's just strictly applying a grade on a slab.
If my coin should happen to be a rare variety, they'd let me know.

Ray

Elcontador

For a number of years, Unc. PCGS Large Cents usually looked more attractive for the grade than those slabbed by anyone else. This is reflected in sheet prices, unless you go back to Classic and Draped Bust material.

However, I couldn't tell you re Unc. Large Cents that are being slabbed currently.

ColonialCoinUnion

Heres what I do with colonials, many of which are copper and mint state:

1) By raw or
2) Buy slabbed while totally ignoring the grade on the holder and then
3) Try to get them into an appropriate PCGS holder to make them as marketable as possible to the broadest possible audience in the future.

What was the question again?

HalfCents

EAC guys, hands down.

BigD5

<< <i>Depends on which grading standard you think they should be following.

Let me think.....how about someone who won't grade a circulated AU58 as a MS62!

Dave >>




They all do the same thing with this example. Many au/58's from ALL services are in ms/61 and 2 holders.

With copper, I've had good coins in all three "big 3" holders. Have had bad coins in all three also. Early copper is tough, and the services have their hands full in trying to please all the different "crowds" when it comes to copper.

MacCrimmon

The Big 3 do not presently have anyone who has the slightest clue what constitutes ordinary from exceptional Large Cents. IMO, they are wholly inconsistent. If the TPGs really cared about assessing the grade levels of copper on a consistent, defined basis, they would outsource the gradig of these early coppers to the true experts in their respective fields. Dealer-wise, you're talking Tom Reynolds, Chris McCawley, Mr. Grellman, Mcguigan, etal. If your copper truly can stand the test, send it to Bill Noyes. These people would not place and AU55-58 copper into a MS63 or better slab. Save your cert. money for now.