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when did PCGS start slabbing coins no grade "GENUINE" ??

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  • They started their "Genuine" Service a few months ago.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Due to popular demand..... at least authenticates damaged coins. Cheers, RickO
  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,957 ✭✭✭
    All of the above and you can do it to for $100 each. Ouch.
  • CheddyCheddy Posts: 411 ✭✭
    Sample slab. Read about them at sampleslabs.com

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  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,470 ✭✭✭✭
    Here's a 100 well spent Dollars.

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  • pakasmompakasmom Posts: 1,920
    Now, if they made that $10 instead of $100 I'd think they were on to something. Otherwise, IMHO, they are pricing themselves out of a market with burgeoning potential.


  • << <i>Now, if they made that $10 instead of $100 I'd think they were on to something. Otherwise, IMHO, they are pricing themselves out of a market with burgeoning potential. >>



    If PCGS lowered the price to $10, it would be a disaster for them. There would be so many "Genuine" coins, but with no "details" grades, that it would cause numerous issues.
  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,175 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    << <i>Now, if they made that $10 instead of $100 I'd think they were on to something. Otherwise, IMHO, they are pricing themselves out of a market with burgeoning potential. >>



    If PCGS lowered the price to $10, it would be a disaster for them. There would be so many "Genuine" coins, but with no "details" grades, that it would cause numerous issues. >>



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    Initially, when I heard the $100 price tag, I thought it crazy, but in retrospect, it was a smart move.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,427 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Now, if they made that $10 instead of $100 I'd think they were on to something. Otherwise, IMHO, they are pricing themselves out of a market with burgeoning potential. >>



    The idea is to keep the riff-raff out of the PCGS "genuine" slab neighborhood. These slabs are met for expensive coins, like that 1794 silver dollar, that are worthy authentication, but too damaged to be given a normal PCGS slab. This is also a marketing reaction to the NCS slab that NGC offers. The advantage is I think the NCS slab is ugly, but this PCGS slab has the general appearance of a normal PCGS product. Also you can register these coins on the PCGS registry and get 1 point. The one point doesn’t mean anything, but if you are looking to complete your collection with less expensive options to some very expensive coin, you can now do it.

    As for the $10 "genuine" slab, I don't think that would be a good idea for PCGS. It would cheapen their brand, which would lower the prestige of the entire PCGS slab in the certified coin market.
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