History of top four grading services?

logger7 · June 16, 2022 9:17AM

Possibly someone in the know could fill in my gaps of knowledge of the history of PCGS, NGC, Anacs and Icg. Both PCGS and NGC started in the 1980s. Anacs emerged before them. ICG came in around 2000 and then changed ownership some years later and moved from Colorado to Florida. Mr. John Albanese was with NGC I understand around its time of formation. Thanks for the help.

Treashunt · June 16, 2022 10:32AM

For ANACS History:

https://coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/history-first-third-party-coin-grading-service-anacs/

good article

Treashunt · June 16, 2022 10:37AM

ICG

ICG - Independent Coin Grading : "ICG's attractive, tamper-evident holder is sonically sealed and features ICG's SECUREGRAMTM hologram system. They also offer a Intercept Shield. Intercept was developed by Lucent Technologies Bell Labs. It helps prevent your coins from spotting, discoloring or tarnishing for years. It is used by more the four hundred of the Fortune 500 companies. The Intercept Shield gasket and box system is available exclusively from ICG".

in business since: 1998

holder size: normal

website: http://www.icgcoin.com/

phone number: 877-221-4424 x203 Fax: 303-221-5524

SOURCE: https://postman180.tripod.com/coins_slabcompanies.html

Not as detailed as the first post, but perhaps a start.
Their site does not have a history

MFeld · June 16, 2022 10:39AM

@logger7 said:
Possibly someone in the know could fill in my gaps of knowledge of the history of PCGS, NGC, Anacs and Icg. Both PCGS and NGC started in the 1980s. Anacs emerged before them. ICG came in around 2000 and then changed ownership some years later and moved from Colorado to Florida. Mr. John Albanese was with NGC I understand around its time of formation. Thanks for the help.

John Albanese started NGC.

lilolme · June 16, 2022 10:42AM

From PCGS 35 year anniversary.

https://www.pcgs.com/news/pcgs-35-years-on

CaptHenway · June 16, 2022 11:24AM

@Treashunt said:
For ANACS History:

https://coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/history-first-third-party-coin-grading-service-anacs/

good article

Thank you.
TD

SSR · June 17, 2022 1:26AM

great read.> @Treashunt said:

For ANACS History:

https://coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/history-first-third-party-coin-grading-service-anacs/

good article

great read. thxs for sharing

gumby1234 · June 17, 2022 3:58AM

Good read. Do you have a link to the rest of the article?

lilolme · June 17, 2022 4:29AM

@gumby1234 said:
Good read. Do you have a link to the rest of the article?

I can not get it to post. But at the previous link if you copy and paste the title into the search box, then it will show up as an option. Select and it is part two.

ricko · June 17, 2022 5:24AM

Interesting history thread.... Thanks for the links and commentary. Cheers, RickO

Cougar1978 · June 17, 2022 7:57AM

This would be a nice analytical project.

I am a big picture overview see it all on one page kind of guy.

If you could make a spreadsheet grid with history (detail page) plus a summary graph page showing number graded, number on eBay, etc. that would be fantastic.

On the graph you could have a paragraph insert with history overview. On either summary or detail (or both) I would show fee structure.

I would only do this for the 4 TPG accepted by ebay: PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG.

divecchia · June 17, 2022 9:36AM

Excellent read.

Link to part 2 below.

Donato

https://coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/history-first-third-party-coin-grading-service-part-two/

lilolme · June 17, 2022 10:30AM

@divecchia

You got the link to post. Would not post for me earlier. Also when I just now did a quote of your post it did the same thing and said comment would post after approval. That link does not like me.

logger7 · June 22, 2022 12:43PM

@Cougar1978 said:
This would be a nice analytical project.

I am a big picture overview see it all on one page kind of guy.

If you could make a spreadsheet grid with history (detail page) plus a summary graph page showing number graded, number on eBay, etc. that would be fantastic.

On the graph you could have a paragraph insert with history overview. On either summary or detail (or both) I would show fee structure.

I would only do this for the 4 TPG accepted by ebay: PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG.

My rough estimate of PCGS and NGC on ebay and in the market is 50/50 on classic certified coins, with a higher percentage to NGC on the moderns. On ebay, for the four services over the years, Anacs has sold more than ICG, but not sure on proportion.

On history, Anacs and ICG have had changes of ownership, the latter has had more changes, with a completely different crew running the Colorado operation many of which went over to Anacs when it moved from Ohio. ICG's move to Florida involved a completely different management from what I know.

Raybo · June 22, 2022 5:13PM

What about PCI?

logger7 · June 23, 2022 6:20AM

@Raybo said:
What about PCI?

They represent a significant percentage. The question I would have is why people were sending coins to them? Anacs was good and inexpensive, efficient for many years. If you needed money grades you sent coins to PCGS or NGC.

I got this coin from a dealer who had a large PCI collection in their "gold" holder, probably accurate:

History of top four grading services?

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