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Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I highly respect PCGS for their professionalism and integrety,
however I don't really care for their new "prong" holders.
I was wondering if I submitted any coins, would I have an option to
request the older holders or will the coins return in the new "prong"
holders ?
Timbuk3

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  • commoncents05commoncents05 Posts: 10,088 ✭✭✭
    I would call customer service and ask them.

    -Paul
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't bother calling.....NO is the answer!image
  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,408 ✭✭✭
    don't like pronged holders...yup...that's the crowd i'm in too...image
    everything in life is but merely on loan to us by our appreciation....lose your appreciation and see


  • golfer72golfer72 Posts: 3,588
    You cant request specific holders. you may still get the non prong holders until they run out. Basically a crap shoot. Hurry up! image
  • michiganboymichiganboy Posts: 1,247 ✭✭✭
    Prongs are good I think its a step towards preventing slab counterfeits of this generation type slab from using sandwiched coin halves. Also I like to be able to see the edge of the coin., but hell I also want to hold the coin in my hand too before its entombed. Otherwise no is the answer to OP question, prongs are the progression towards a better design in preventing counterfeit and fraudulent slab scams.
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  • PCGSCustomerServicePCGSCustomerService Posts: 77 ✭


    << <i>I highly respect PCGS for their professionalism and integrety,
    however I don't really care for their new "prong" holders.
    I was wondering if I submitted any coins, would I have an option to
    request the older holders or will the coins return in the new "prong"
    holders ? >>




    The answer is no. Going forward PCGS will be using only the new edge-view gaskets. I'm sorry for any inconvenience.
    PCGS Customer Service
  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,491 ✭✭✭✭
    PCGS's prongs are a whole lot less intrusive than the other guys.
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When they didn't have them folks wanted them... Now they are here and there's dislike image

    Nobody likes change but in time they will grow on you image
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  • stevebensteveben Posts: 4,616 ✭✭✭✭✭
    i didn't like them at first...but i have come to like them better now. when you see a morgan or a half eagle in them, they look a lot better. it's nice to see the edges, plus you can see through the prong because it's clear. i like being able to see the edges. but i agree they just don't photo as well.
  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I didn't like them at first!

    Still don't!!

    Never will!!!

    CHANGE IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,231 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>don't like pronged holders...yup...that's the crowd i'm in too...image >>



    Why? Don't you want to see the edge of your coin?image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I didn't like them at first!

    Still don't!!

    Never will!!!

    CHANGE IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>



    imageimageimage
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • deltadimemandeltadimeman Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭
    prongs are good !
  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm not grumpy......just don't like ugly holders!image
  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,408 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>don't like pronged holders...yup...that's the crowd i'm in too...image >>



    Why? Don't you want to see the edge of your coin?image >>


    nope
    everything in life is but merely on loan to us by our appreciation....lose your appreciation and see


  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,491 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>don't like pronged holders...yup...that's the crowd i'm in too...image >>



    Why? Don't you want to see the edge of your coin?image >>

    Some folks just do not like change.

    Unless, of course, its the addition of the variety, they just found, for the set registry. Then its ok.

    Remember the fuss Realone raised over Heritage's new search tool? I have no idea whether or not he's embraced that just yet but it was a change he didn't like.
    Not that it was bad, he just didn't like it.

    I'm not a big fan of change either but I can understand the need for this one and as I stated, it's a whole lot less intrusive than the other guys.
    I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.



    The name is LEE!
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    the third side
    LCoopie = Les
  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,300 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think prong holders are generally good for coins. It's nice to see the third side and know the coin hasn't been sandwiched.

    The main potential issue I see is with in-slab photos. On the one hand, it's now hard to image coins with the intention of making them look as if they are raw. On the other hand, the prongs are evidence that the coins have been certified by PCGS.
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  • stevebensteveben Posts: 4,616 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I think prong holders are generally good for coins. It's nice to see the third side and know the coin hasn't been sandwiched. >>



    +1
  • StaircoinsStaircoins Posts: 2,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>PCGS's prongs are a whole lot less intrusive than the other guys. >>



    I heartily agree with this statement.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,231 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I think prong holders are generally good for coins. It's nice to see the third side and know the coin hasn't been sandwiched. >>



    Are sandwiched coins a problem with PCGS or NGC slabbed coins?image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,300 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I think prong holders are generally good for coins. It's nice to see the third side and know the coin hasn't been sandwiched. >>



    Are sandwiched coins a problem with PCGS or NGC slabbed coins?image >>



    I do believe I've read about them on one of the forums image

    Over time, people may come to prefer coins in prong and Secure Plus holders.
    Private Mint News | 2010 Lincoln Reverse Finalists
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>PCGS's prongs are a whole lot less intrusive than the other guys. >>



    I heartily agree with this statement. >>

    I suppose this is so, if the sentiment is about opaque vs. transparent. But the NGC prongs are much smaller and conceal less of the coin.
    Lance.
    Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213
  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,007 ✭✭✭✭✭
    While the NGC prongs are narrower and obscure less of the rim, they overhang the faces of the coin more than the PCGS prongs and could hide significant issues.
    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
  • OGDanOGDan Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
    At first I wasn't sure I liked the new pcgs prong holders but I've gotten used to them. Now I don't really notice them anymore. I think it's cool to see the edge of the coin - just keep an open mind.
  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    I don't like clear prongs, for some reason I like the NGC white prongs. Overall I like both companies, I dont drink any kool aid
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