Is this another non-existant coin grading company?

Steve27

Looks like a Coin World holder to me LINK to auction

MadMarty

fivecents

MS67 Sorry, but the bidders are idiots.

ksteelheader

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TerrapinWill

I know little about grading, but that sure doesnt look like 67 to me

KurtHorn

OH... MY... GOD!!!! What an incredibly fake slab the letters in the logo are all jaggy like it was printed on a dot matrix printer or something. THEN they actually stole from the PCGS Price Guide Website and put an image of PCGS price guide RIGHT ON THE AUCTION PAGE for some POS!!! Where are the guys that were screaming about the NTC coin the other day. This guy should get sued by PCGS at least. Some poor shlub is about to pay $300 for a $20 coin!

keets

my thoughts, if anyone cares......................

it's generally accepted as fact that when PCGS revved up the TPG motor in 1986 that they tended towards the conservative side. if only another new service would consider that business approach. grade conservatively coming out of the gate and allow collectors to make a positive association with the holder and then, after some market share base is exstablished, you might stand a chance. i think that's what ICG attempted to do but they caved in. they initially graded on par with NGC/PCGS, had an attractive holder, teamed up with Intercept Shield, had top line graders and were respected for grading certain series' correctly by collectors/dealers. then they seemed to change gears and got lax with grading as the sought to squeeze some of the modern market away from PCGS. the rest, unfortunately, is history....................

if a new service were to start and learn from this history, they could be successful.

al h.

Conder101

Yes it's a coin world holder, so what? Just because a service doesn't create their own special holders doesn't make it any less a legitamite grading service. And CRC has been around now for over a year.

Russ

<< <i>Just because a service doesn't create their own special holders doesn't make it any less a legitamite grading service >>



Calling an MS64 an MS67 does, though.

Russ, NCNE

Jackrabbit

If you look at the bidding history you will see that a shill is running it up or so it looks...
I think he'll end up buying his own coin...

nankraut

Before I read the other posts, I was thinking this coin is about a 64, due to hit on cheek, dull, dipped out appearance. Worth about $30-$40, IMHO.

astrorat

Calling it a 64 is quite generous, in my opinion. It's a 58, unless the seller purposely chose lighting and a camera angle that simulates luster breaks. That coin will be a powerful lesson for the buyer. Then again, one of the buyer's last purchases was for a "stunning piece of numismatics" . . . a repaired 1851 one-dollar gold piece for $122.50. Yikes!

Numismatic Darwinism at its best.

Lane