Any one bought IGS graded coins.

amercoin

What do you think of the service. Good, Bad ?

123cents

I have never heard of them.

Cameonut

Who? IGS

amercoin

They have a web site IGS Grading. com

AceK

<< <i>Any one bought IGS graded coins? >>

I've never even heard of IGS.

metallbarren

I've probably seen or heard of IGS and just ignored it like all the other third or fourth tier grading services.

123cents

I looked at their website. They grade sport cards, casino chips, and coins. They look like fly by nighters to me. I would stay away.

BlindedByEgo

Oh, boy.

Sunnywood

Are you kidding me? IGS? How about XGS, PQGS, TGGS, or SUXS ???

PCGS and NGC are the only grading services with broad market acceptance. Of the two, PCGS clearly has a strong edge in market acceptance. Beyond that, a second tier comprising ICG and ANACS has limited acceptance. Anything else is pretty much a disaster. Every time I hear about some other random third-tier or lower grading service, I don't know whether to laugh or cry, or perhaps just throw up.

Best,
Sunnywood

coinkat

IGS?

Numismanic

<< <i> Every time I hear about some other random third-tier or lower grading service, I don't know whether to laugh or cry, or perhaps just throw up. >>

Leiana

<< <i>Are you kidding me? IGS? How about XGS, PQGS, TGGS, or SUXS ??? >>



SUXS!

That's priceless!

-Amanda

michael

PCGS and NGC are the only grading services with broad market acceptance. Of the two, PCGS FOR ALL RED COPPER and a few other series of coins clearly has a SUPER strong edge++++ in market acceptance.

michael

Beyond that, a second tier comprising ICG and ANACS has limited acceptance. Anything else is pretty much a disaster.

icg is MUCH less than limited and anx at the rate it is going aint far behind

now for many older holdered and new holdered lower grade pre 1835 type coins anx is still above average

NumisOxide

I did once but not really on purpose. I was bidding on a NGC SS republic special edition medal and the seller also included a IGS graded seated quarter. Surprisingly, it was graded correctly.

Prethen

As far as classic coins go, ICG is superb. Others will point out that many dealers will want to discount ICG coins (i.e. buy them at a discount from you) and this is even more so on the east/west coasts. This is unfortunate as there are a lot of very good coins in their slabs which more than likely are selling at full price but sometimes you'll be lucky and buy them at a discount.

Conder101

Which IGS? There are at least two of them. One is an older firm that seems to have done a fairly good job. (two different custom holder styles) and the other one is a recent fly-by-night company using generic over the counter slab shells.

pontiacinf

one word answer:

no