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PCGS Luncheon Announcement!!! COINFACTS IS GOING TO BE FREE!!!!!

keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
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It was announced today at the FUN luncheon. Fantastic News for the entire collecting community!



Well done PCGS! image



For those that have paid, I understand that PCGS will be contacting members to work on a resolution.



I'm surprised I have not seen multiple threads on this topic already. Huge news!



Link to PCGS.com Official Press Release.

"Effective February 3, 2016, which happens to be the exact 30th anniversary of PCGS’s launch in 1986, the entire website will be available free. "
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  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,679 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As a paid in full diamond PCGS member, I would expect a refund or some free grading vouchers with this news. I applaud the news, such a great resource for numismatics.
  • TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
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    That's great news.
    I don't have access at my subscription level now, but I used to really like the info it gives.
  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This received a very enthusiastic and sustained round of applause when it was announced.
    John
    Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
  • 3keepSECRETif2rDEAD3keepSECRETif2rDEAD Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very classy move PCGS!
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yep - pretty cool.



    Also announced you can specify a "+" on regrades for the everyman set - no more threat of going from AU58 to MS62.



    I asked Don after the luncheon of they were going to do the same for the low ball set - PO1+...... image
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,443 ✭✭✭✭✭
    oops - should have asked about PO1 "-" ..... image
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,762 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's the best numismatic news that I've heard in a long time! image



    Thanks PCGS for all that you do to improve the numismatic experience for us collectors.

    Stuart

    Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal

    "Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,509 ✭✭✭✭✭
    great news. So is there a Coinfacts app for iPhone/iPad and if so, is it any good?
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  • tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    CoinFacts is great
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  • DontTellTheWifeDontTellTheWife Posts: 612 ✭✭✭
    Thanks PCGS!
  • KyleKyle Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: TopographicOceans

    That's great news.



    +1
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  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    WTG PCGS!
  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,118 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd gladly keep on paying for it, so this news is a treat.
    Some refer to overgraded slabs as Coffins. I like to think of them as Happy Coins.
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Stuart

    That's the best numismatic news that I've heard in a long time! image



    Thanks PCGS for all that you do to improve the numismatic experience for us collectors.




    This! image
  • CuKevinCuKevin Posts: 1,734 ✭✭✭✭
    This is great news! Thank you PCGS!!
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  • Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Alright!!!!!!! Thanks!!! PCGS
  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh my!!



    My auto payment is due 1/22/16. Hmmm.

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Link to PCGS.com Official Press Release.

    "Effective February 3, 2016, which happens to be the exact 30th anniversary of PCGS’s launch in 1986, the entire website will be available free. "
    "If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
    Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners. :smile:
  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,638 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is great news and a brilliant move by PCGS. The coin facts tool is superior to anything in the business. I believe this will have a positive impact for the hobby and has super potential to attract people sitting on the fence. I have been packaging a number of ebay auction sales and just let my iPhone CF app read the bar code the holder so I can put down market value or auction data on the spread sheet sales journal to c how they performed (or were given away) vs market value and auction data from CF.
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  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    This is pretty good news.
    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.



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  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank you PCGS. Having a Daimond membership, I have always worried what to do with the eight economy submissions. Now I can submit coins that are rational for my collection.

    OINK
  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,344 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great news. Any pictures of the retro OGH?

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  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    The PCGS refund certainly should be based on the unused months of service we paid for Coinfacts. Anything less than that will not be satisfactory. Hope PCGS does not try to give us some kind of discount on grading submissions instead. That would be worthless for those of us having nothing to submit for grading. I only buy PCGS graded coins, and I have already crossed all my other earlier purchased coins to PCGS or sold them.
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.
  • cointimecointime Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is great news, thank you PCGS image

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Boosibri

    Great news. Any pictures of the retro OGH?
    No, nothing was shown at the show, nothing in the PowerPoint presentation either I don't think.



    "If it's not fun, it's not worth it." - KeyMan64
    Looking for Top Pop Mercury Dime Varieties & High Grade Mercury Dime Toners. :smile:
  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,478 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is really great news! image



    "Collectors will also have the opportunity to have their coins slabbed with a "retro” green label that mimics the label found in the popular “Old Green Holder” from the early years of PCGS"



    I wish that they would bring back the solid gaskets too!
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  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is great news for the numismatic community. Increasing access to such valuable information will greatly advance the hobby. Congratulations and thank you to PCGS for one of the most important and impactful decisions in its history.
    Numismatist Ordinaire
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  • RampageRampage Posts: 9,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: oreville
    Oh my!!

    My auto payment is due 1/22/16. Hmmm.


    Mine renews February 5, 2016, so we shall see what happens. I wonder if I should just cancel the auto-renew??

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,477 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I want my facts for free.
  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 5,950 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank you PCGS!
    Many happy BST transactions
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,477 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: mozin
    The PCGS refund certainly should be based on the unused months of service we paid for Coinfacts. Anything less than that will not be satisfactory. Hope PCGS does not try to give us some kind of discount on grading submissions instead. That would be worthless for those of us having nothing to submit for grading. I only buy PCGS graded coins, and I have already crossed all my other earlier purchased coins to PCGS or sold them.


    Buy some from me and I'll give you discounts on PCGS graded coins. image
  • ksuscottksuscott Posts: 283 ✭✭✭
    Great news! Coin facts is a very helpful tool and it'll be nice to no longer be restricted to the preview site. Also, cool that you could have some of the OGH coins re-graded and keep the green label (even if it is a newer label). I wish I could take advantage of the crossover special at Long Beach. I won't be able to attend the show, but I have several that I'd like to try to get crossed.
  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,762 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: oih82w8 "Collectors will also have the opportunity to have their coins slabbed with a "retro” green label that mimics the label found in the popular “Old Green Holder” from the early years of PCGS"




    I wonder if PCGS' use of the "retro" green labels will be to help preserve the provenance and chain of ownership of coins resubmitted for grading in Old Green Holder Labeled slabs, in a similar way that PCGS has used the "GSA" label designation to identify coins that were submitted to them for grading in original US Govt GSA holders?

    Stuart

    Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal

    "Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
  • robecrobec Posts: 6,804 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Barndog

    So is there a Coinfacts app for iPhone/iPad and if so, is it any good?




    There has been for a year or more. It's very good, though photos are limited to 3.

    - Bob -

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  • dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Lakesammman

    Yep - pretty cool.



    Also announced you can specify a "+" on regrades for the everyman set - no more threat of going from AU58 to MS62.



    I asked Don after the luncheon of they were going to do the same for the low ball set - PO1+...... image




    That is good news (for PCGS as much as us who do these sets). David made a big deal about the "+" coins in everyman sets in the Luncheon last summer. I have to believe that of the nearly 500 1883 No Cent nickels graded AU-58, at least a few should warrant the "+".



    My coinfacts auto renews on 1/30. If I have not heard anything by then, I will cancel (and wait out the 3 days)
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  • abitofthisabitofthatabitofthisabitofthat Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭
    Great news, and I think very smart move on the part of PCGS.





    Coinsfacts show auction results for PCGS and ATS coins side by side. The more people who see which brand tends to get higher auction prices realized, the better for our hosts core business.



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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,954 ✭✭✭✭✭
    thats a nice gesture on there part image
  • goldengolden Posts: 9,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Stuart
    That's the best numismatic news that I've heard in a long time! image

    Thanks PCGS for all that you do to improve the numismatic experience for us collectors.


    image
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great news... fantastic resource.... Cheers, RickO
  • AuroraBorealisAuroraBorealis Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is awesome! What a great tool and I have loved it since conception of it...
    As a fun thing for the service it is great seeing your true views of the coins you have and what other coins in a series that are out there...

    ABimage
  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 13,089 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Really? Free?



    That amazes me.



    WTG PCGS.



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  • JedPlanchetJedPlanchet Posts: 908 ✭✭✭
    Thanks to PCGS for making this resource available free of charge!
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  • shishshish Posts: 1,172 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank you PCGS! Coinfacts is a Fantastic Resource.
    Liberty Seated and Trade Dollar Specialist
  • lcoopielcoopie Posts: 8,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great news, thanks PCGS
    LCoopie = Les
  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
    TextAlso announced you can specify a "+" on regrades for the everyman set - no more threat of going from AU58 to MS62. I asked Don after the luncheon of they were going to do the same for the low ball set - PO1+......




    Wouldn't the low ball set owner want to request a "-" rather than a "+" ???????
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  • hiijackerhiijacker Posts: 1,172 ✭✭✭
    My just renewed. Any updates if they will refund, or do inked to cancel?
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  • bestdaybestday Posts: 4,242 ✭✭✭✭
    Good idea to expand price transparency on coins
  • WashingtonianaWashingtoniana Posts: 278 ✭✭✭
    this will be a big step forward in advancing numismatics
  • MonsterCoinzMonsterCoinz Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Like others have asked, what should those of us do that are currently subscribed? Will I be getting a refund or partial refund? Should I end my subscription now or let it renew??
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