Would you like to see a cert date on the slab?

lkeigwin

Many times I've wondered when a coin was graded and slabbed. Sure, you can do a little digging about slab generations (the look and rough dates used) but it is only ballpark and a PIA.

Wouldn't it be very helpful to know just by looking at the slab? Why do you suppose it isn't done?

Take, for example, this coin. I doubt PCGS would grade and slab it today. Okay, I suppose I shouldn't comment about an open auction; forgive me. But it spurred this thought.

smokincoin

Sure, but make it simple, very small and in a bottom corner on the reverse label. Perhaps a numeric month/year like xx/xx or just the year xxxx.

GRANDAM

No, that would take all the fun out of crack-outs

Certain dates would be labeled as LOOSE grading and would trade at a discount,,, others would be labeled as PQ and trade at a premium.

Grandam

MidLifeCrisis

<< <i>Certain dates would be labeled as LOOSE grading and would trade at a discount,,, others would be labeled as PQ and trade at a premium. >>


My first thought was yes, a cert date on the slab would be a good thing. But Grandam has an interesting point...

lkeigwin

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<< <i>Certain dates would be labeled as LOOSE grading and would trade at a discount,,, others would be labeled as PQ and trade at a premium. >>


My first thought was yes, a cert date on the slab would be a good thing. But Grandam has an interesting point... >>

But isn't that already the case, with OGH and fat NGC slabs?

GRANDAM

<< <i>But isn't that already the case, with OGH and fat NGC slabs? >>



That may be true BUT if PCGS & NGC started dating labels you would have it 5 fold,,,10 fold,,, 100 fold and more and more as time went on.

Some people try to date the different style holders as minor as some changes may be but the average Joe out there doesn't keep track of that. A date on the label would be a whole different ballgame,,,,,

JMHO, GrandAm

keets

it would only be another nail(perhaps the final nail) in the coffin of those overwhelming numbers in the hobby who claim they actually buy the coin and not the holder.

TomB

I believe at one time PCGS answered this question on their site with a statement that there was concern that folks might target certain date ranges as "overgraded" or "undergraded" and that this might undermine the idea of consistency.

MrEureka

NGC only guarantees the color of a copper coin for 10 years from the date of encapsulation. A cert date would be useful.

derryb

No. Keep it simple

Goldbully

Yes, if a big coin buy.

Would like to see this noted when customer enters Cert# in the PCGS Website's Cert. Box, as opposed to the slab.

MarkInDavis

Yes. And they could make it available for older slabs when you look up the cert #.

CertifiedGoldCoins

For some I've seen out there, I'd like to know who graded it, never mind the dirty deed's date.

PerryHall

<< <i>Certain dates would be labeled as LOOSE grading and would trade at a discount,,, others would be labeled as PQ and trade at a premium. >>



That's exactly what happened in the preslab era with the ANACS grading certificates. ANACS put the date the coin was graded on the certificate and coins began trading at different price levels depending on the date on the certificate.

DoUPlayOnePocket

Personally, I don't care when a coin was graded. I'm more concerned with what grade the coin received.

Chris

PerryHall

<< <i>Personally, I don't care when a coin was graded. I'm more concerned with what grade the coin received. >>



Shouldn't you be more concerned with the accuracy of the grade?

DoUPlayOnePocket

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<< <i>Personally, I don't care when a coin was graded. I'm more concerned with what grade the coin received. >>



Shouldn't you be more concerned with the accuracy of the grade? >>



I should have been more specific. Yes, that was my intent.

Chris

LeeG

I can give folks this information for coins I've sent in for grading. I've never really been concerned about when a coin was graded. If I like the coin, and graded accurately in my opinion, and the price is right, I'm a buyer.

ColonialCoinUnion

I think adding dates to slabs would open a veritable Pandora's Box and likely create an entire sub-industry of people claiming coins dated on a Monday, for example, are worth more than those date on a Friday.

In other words, i think it's a terrible idea.

Sunnywood

I have always supported the idea of dates on inserts. More transparency and traceability would be a good thing. Alternatively, when one inputs a cert # on the cert verification page, PCGS could simply post the date of certification as a data field in the response. They do have the data. That way, all existing slabs would have the information equally available. Personally I think that would be a great thing.