Just a Crazy idea that may have some merit

coinkat

I responded to a thread on the US Coin forum regarding whether this forum has any effect on TPG... Let's put this to the test on the Darkside...

Tuesday February 14, 2006 6:49 PM (NEW!)



I have a proposal that might be worth considering...

Let's put this question to a real test. Let's create a weekly or perhaps monthly thread to address an issue with TPG. For example, a new designation, the acceptance of a rare variety for identification purposes and to be slabbed as such. The subject can be suggested by any board member that regularly contributes here and the posts can support or oppose the suggestion. A poll can be used to demonstrate/monitor the number of members that read the thread or voted to support/oppose the suggestion. After the appropriate time, whether it be one week or one month, the thread closes and the results speak for themselves...


Then comes the real fun... does anything really happen based upon this???

For the first wave, I am asking for a multi coin holder to accomidate British Maundy Coinage... please consider expressing your thoughts to show either your support or if it is a waste of effort... thanks

MrEureka

Good idea with the Maundy sets, especially if it can be done in a single-coin sized holder!

Aethelred

I know that I am in the minority, but I like one coin to a holder. To me it makes it much easier to keep my coins in logical order.

Coindexter

I also like having one coin in a holder. I wasn't particularly thrilled when NGC introduced their multicoin holders. Having certain sets in those holders would really disagree with the way I organize and store my collection. Sure, it would be nice to view Maundy sets in their entirety, but I can just as easily get a nice album for my single slabs or just not bother slabbing the coins in the first place. JMHO.

Steve27

I like the idea, and I would think that NGC would do it right now if you asked them.

FilamCoins

Yes, NGC needs to accept any coins for a multi-holder, as long as they physically fit into the slab and can be graded/attributed. There is no reason to accept some coins from some countries and not others.

AuldFartte

<< <i>Good idea with the Maundy sets, especially if it can be done in a single-coin sized holder! >>



Absolutely! The Maundy sets are small enough to fit in a single coin holder (maybe not the old ANACS one) and would look terrific in one of NGC's or PCGS's regular size slabs. I'd bet NGC would be the logical company to approach with this idea first since they have been known to make multi-coin holders in the past.

ajaan

<< <i>and I would think that NGC would do it right now if you asked them >>


I've asked them, they said 'No'.

SYRACUSIAN

Although the size of the Maundy coins is small enough to imagine them in a single holder, it's the round cutouts that make this more complicated than it looks and apparently there's not enough room for 4 cutouts. But they can certainly slab them in the multislab, they put everything in those slabs, from one oversized coin to 6 regular ones, I don't see why they would refuse maundy sets. However,asking them to create a mid sized one , between the single and multi-holder is utopic.

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ajaan

Good news on the Maundy multi-coin set holders from NGC. I emailed NGC this morning and received a reply within a couple of hours. I call that fantastic customer service which some other TPGs could learn from. Here is NGC's reply to my email:

Hi Don:

Thanks for you inquiry. We are now in the process of creating an NGC Multi-Coin holder that will accommodate the Maundy Set. These holders should be available shortly. You are welcome to submit Maundy Sets at any time for encapsulation in the Multi-Coin Holder, although there may be a short delay pending arrival of the new holder. I

Regards,

Scott Schechter
Director of Marketing
Certified Collectibles Group
NGC, PMG, CGC and NCS

I then asked them about coins already certified. Again, a very quick response:

Hi Don,

If your coins are already certified by NGC, they can be reholdered in a Multi-Coin Set for the reholder fee of $5/coin, or $20 for the set. Submit your coins in holder and they will be removed and re-encapsulated per your request. The certification numbers will change, but the graders remain the same.

Regards,
Scott

Coindexter

Wow. Ask and ye shall receive. Way to go NGC. I'm genuinely impressed.

coinkat

Terrific Ajaan... I am impressed with your follow through and determination with this... sometimes, it just seems that if collectors lead... others will follow.

edited to add: maybe there is hope for other matters that are significant.

mact

In a multi-coin holder, if the coins are different grades does the holder differentiate or do they have to be the same grade?

coinkat

They would be identified as to grade and the grades can be different