Help?? Question about ICG

FilthyBroke

I'm looking at an ancient coin slabbed by ICG. Do you trust them to authenticate ancients?

I normally buy only PCGS but they don't do ancients, wish though that they did....
I posted this in ancient coins forum also. Could use some advice. Thanks!

savoyspecial

ICG is really the only game in town for ancients and yes they are very good for authentication.....truth be told they score high marks in the areas of ancient, conservatively graded u.s. and world coins in CIRCULATED grades.....their shortcomings seem to be with MS coins and the freely given "MS70's"

greg

Elglide

I see that Home Shopping Channel uses ICG on their coin shows, kind of leaves a bad taste for ICG for me. My 2 cents!

ModernDollarNut

<< <i>ICG is really the only game in town for ancients and yes they are very good for authentication.....truth be told they score high marks in the areas of ancient, conservatively graded u.s. and world coins in CIRCULATED grades.....their shortcomings seem to be with MS coins and the freely given "MS70's"

greg >>



Exactly right and well said.

As to moderns, I look at Ikes in all TPG holders since varieties and worthy die-clashed examples have no TPG preference but ICG Ike grading is WAAAAY to generous. rob

Bochiman

And, Shop at Home uses NGC.
People have to get out of that mindset and accept the coins in the plastic for what they are.
As for ICG and ancients, yes.
For moderns, no thanks (though, I have some...gifts from my uncle).

Swampboy

<< <i>I see that Home Shopping Channel uses ICG on their coin shows, kind of leaves a bad taste for ICG for me. My 2 cents! >>



I've PCGS and NGC on that channel.


BTW

FilthyBroke

Thanks for all of the input. I have also seen some overgraded stuff as far as moderns, but I think that authenticity is the key issue for me with an ancient coin.