Who here has ever heard of Digital Coin Grading Service?

JxnBoy · August 5, 2003 5:09AM

I have no idea how I even found this company, probably just the garden variety Google searches I do on coins, coin grading, etc. but somehow I stumbled across this company.

Digital Coin Grading Service

They're holder is kinda cheesy with the stand and all, but I like the three dimensional aspect to it. Only time I've ever seen a slab where you can see the coin's edge.

Anyone ever seen one in person? I wonder what they're grading is like. Is it done digitally? What does that mean? What do you think?

David

cherrypickincoin · August 5, 2003 5:10AM

I think the showing the edge thing is a great idea, don't like their slab though. Too long and I don't like the stand.

ER · August 5, 2003 5:12AM

Yeah, right! Try to store those slabs? Good luck!

Conder101 · August 5, 2003 3:37PM

DCGS (Digital Coin Grading Service) Debuted in June of 2001. Based in Florida ,this company originally only graded State quarters but has since branched out into other coins. At first they only did coins of quarter size or smaller so they only needed the one size shell. Eventually larger denominations were added and other slab hell sizes were introduced.

1. A unique slab, it is unusually tall for its width and the coin is not inside the body of the slab but instead is in its own chamber that protrudes above the surface of the slab which allows you to see the full edge on the quarters. (You can’t see the edges on the smaller coins because they use a foam ring to hold them.) Another odd feature is that this slab has “feet”. The slab stands on these built in feet and acts as its own display case. Because of this though they don’t “nest” together very well. The nested slabs have to alternate with a 180 degree rotation between each of them. Slabs with different denominations can’t be stacked at all.

DCGS 1 One of the youngest of the slabbing services. At the time of this writing (5/4/01) it’s about 3 days old. Nine days younger than NTC. This slab has two unique features and one other interesting one. This is the first slab I have ever seen that had feet. Not only does it have feet, but it is pregnant as well. The coin is actually above the surface of the slab so the edge of the coin can be visible. The feet are so the slab can stand up for display. (what about stacking?) The other odd thing is that this slab is unusually tall for its width. This was the third company to list a website on its label.

oreville · August 5, 2003 8:32PM

Conder, your quotes:

<< <i>they don’t “nest” together very well. The nested slabs have to alternate >>

<< <i>This is the first slab I have ever seen that had feet. Not only does it have feet, but it is pregnant as well. >>

I hope the US Supreme Court doesn't get involved in these coins getting cracked out?

ScarsdaleCoin · August 5, 2003 11:38PM

I just want to know who got the slab pregant ... Accugrade by chance?

Conder101 · August 6, 2003 1:21AM

I just want to make it perfectly clear right now. I just report. I do not get actively involved with the slabs.

Mark · August 6, 2003 1:25AM

Conder:

Your comment "Eventually larger denominations were added and other slab hell sizes were introduced".... Is that a Freudian slip?

Mark

Clankeye · August 6, 2003 1:54AM

There was a company on eBay a while back that had a quantity (I believe at least 100) of Columbian commemoratives graded MS65 by this service.

The "auctions" had very high opening bid prices, and the text was full of... well, hype.

I never saw one of these auctions draw a bid. Which made me very happy.

Clankeye

Conder101 · August 6, 2003 2:23AM

I saw that error a little later and thought "Darn another typo" but you never know what the subconcious is up to.

Who here has ever heard of Digital Coin Grading Service?

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