NNC - new grading company

Wolf359 · October 20, 2003 1:11PM

Anyone bought these yet? What did you think?

NNC coins on eBay

XpipedreamR · October 20, 2003 1:17PM

I hate to be a pessimist, but I say guilty until proven otherwise!

I have to admit, though, that some of the quarters didn't look so bad. But it's so hard to tell from a tiny little picture.

Skipper53 · October 20, 2003 1:31PM

It's the first I've heard of 'em.
The slab design looks a little familiar, doesn't it ?
I'll keep an eye on them and see what they
look like in person.

dollardude · October 20, 2003 1:39PM

This is the first time I ever heard of them also. I believe there are too many slabbing companies in the market. It is like prior to 1999 when everyone owned tech stocks. Then, in 1999 came the tech stock bust. There were just too many dot-com companies around.

I looked at some of the NNC slabs that were listed. In the early going, it appears that they are fairly accurate with the MS grades, but inaccurate with the circulated grades (too high). However, it remains to be seen how the marketplace will, hopefully, kill off most of these slabbing companies.

wingedliberty · October 20, 2003 1:48PM

Placid · October 20, 2003 1:50PM

They are as good as pcgs or ngc.

At least thats what howardsdirect say's.

kieferscoins · October 20, 2003 2:04PM

The slab looks identical to NTC with a different labl type. Interesting.

Cameron Kiefer

Barry · October 20, 2003 8:45PM

<< <i>The slab looks identical to NTC with a different labl type. Interesting.

Cameron Kiefer >>

And Howard's is a big NTC seller. When I see these "slabs," to me, the grade on them is equivalent to a grade written on a 2x2.

Outhaul · October 20, 2003 8:48PM

<< <i>The slab looks identical to NTC with a different labl type. Interesting >>

Looks like you won't be getting your award

mintluster · October 20, 2003 9:05PM

What a joke. They will be out of business within 6 months.

291fifth · October 20, 2003 9:44PM

I'll pass.

Jamericon · October 20, 2003 11:44PM

Notice how gray-beard seems to have all of the high bids on each auction.

paigowjohnny · October 21, 2003 2:13AM

<< <i>And Howard's is a big NTC seller. >>

Howard's is also a big PCI and SEGS pusher...

kranky · October 21, 2003 2:16AM

If the slabs are identical to NTC, could these be private label slabs done through NTC? ACG does it.

kieferscoins · October 21, 2003 2:21AM

I would have to buy one to be sure, but that is the slab type that it looks like. Maybe one person can e-mail this guy and ask where they got their slab shells.

Cameron Kiefer

Russ · October 21, 2003 2:36AM

<< <i>could these be private label slabs done through NTC? >>

Exactly what I was just thinking. The shell is definitely the same as NTC, so either it's licensed from them, sub contracted or NTC started another grading company since they have such as well deserved crappy rep in the marketplace.

Russ, NCNE

jjroll · October 21, 2003 6:43AM

2 thumbs down

Conder101 · October 21, 2003 9:23AM

A couple of years back Howards Direct was involved as the primary distributor for another new firm, AGS Advanced Grading Service that was based in close by Findley OH. AGS failed rather quickly.

The shells aren't quite like the NTC shells, or at least not the current ones. The current NTC shells have the company initials cut into the molding dies. These dies are quite expensive so I would think NTC would have either cut the initials into their old dies or they may have sold the old dies and NNC bought them.

razorface1027 · October 21, 2003 9:30AM

Maybe Howie started his own company from all his fortunes earned at ebay.

NNC - new grading company

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