Speaking of PCI holders

I just got an 1884 O Morgan today that I bought off Ebay and guess what? It is in a PCI holder. I only first heard about them today and here I get one in the mail! Lucky me eh?

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No big whup.
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<< <i>It doesn't look terrible. 64 may be a stretch with the chatter on the cheek. I presume the slab has the gold border? The early green ones were pretty conservatively graded, late green so-so, and gold fuggedaboutit. >>
Actually this holder looks a few years old and has a green border that looks like money.
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Jeremy
<< <i>Green might not be such a bad thing
Jeremy >>
Unfortunately my new camera has not arrived yet and my scanner is at my sisters house. I will post a pic as soon as I can.
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<< <i>Is the serial number 9, 10 or 14 digits? It's on the back. >>
Here is the serial number in its entirety: 00001096270082 so it is 14 digits. What does that mean?
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Green Label, ten digit serial number- Very conservative grading, at all grades. These slabs with a
PQ designation almost always upgrade a point at PCGS. All PCI slabs seem to be lumped together on
eBay as far as price goes, so you can find some real steals on these slabs.
Green Label, fourteen digit serial number- Accurate grading up to MS65. Very liberal on MS66 and
above. Again, great deals can be had on these, but stay away from MS66 and over.
Green Label, nine digit serial number- The serial numbers on PCI slabs went to nine digits when the
ownership changed. Grading became atrocious, usually Morgans overgraded by at least two points,
cleaned coins with no mention on the holder, and altered coins slabbed as genuine. Absolutely stay
away from these slabs.
Gold Label, nine digit serial number- Same as above, atrocious grading.
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<< <i>The following from an old post on rec.collecting.coins. You may want to save it for future reference:
Green Label, ten digit serial number- Very conservative grading, at all grades. These slabs with a
PQ designation almost always upgrade a point at PCGS. All PCI slabs seem to be lumped together on
eBay as far as price goes, so you can find some real steals on these slabs.
Green Label, fourteen digit serial number- Accurate grading up to MS65. Very liberal on MS66 and
above. Again, great deals can be had on these, but stay away from MS66 and over.
Green Label, nine digit serial number- The serial numbers on PCI slabs went to nine digits when the
ownership changed. Grading became atrocious, usually Morgans overgraded by at least two points,
cleaned coins with no mention on the holder, and altered coins slabbed as genuine. Absolutely stay
away from these slabs.
Gold Label, nine digit serial number- Same as above, atrocious grading. >>
Or, you could simply look at the coin and judge for yourself.
peacockcoins
<< <i>Or, you could simply look at the coin and judge for yourself. >>
I agree with Braddick. That might be a guide, but shouldn't mean you should go out and buy all 10 digit slabs you see. Let the coin speak to you and not the label.
Cameron Kiefer
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Older Green Label holder
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