PCGS Comes Thru Again

Typetone · April 10, 2006 9:19AM

A few months ago, I upgraded the Trade Dollar in my typeset from a better date PCGS MS63 to a better date PCGS MS64. While my MS63 was a nice coin with gold toning, it also had a large scratch in the obverse field. Because of the scratch I was unable to sell it even through a major dealer, and even at a discount. So, I sent to PCGS under the guaranteed regrade program, indicating that I thought the coin was probably correctly graded technically, but that it didn't seem to be marketable as an MS63. Without arguement, PCGS agreed, and purchased the coin from me at a very fair price. This is an example of why I pretty much only buy PCGS material. I have not has as good luck in these kinds of cases with some other services. PCGS, thank you for the outstanding customer service.

Greg S.

ellewood · April 10, 2006 10:00AM

Great to see someone give PCGS the props they deserve!!!

rainbowroosie · April 10, 2006 10:47AM

Good story, good action by PCGS

LincolnsRule · April 10, 2006 10:49AM

I've still been waiting since July for pcgs to come through for me. Hopefully it'll be worked out.

wondercoin · April 10, 2006 10:52AM

"PCGS Comes Thru Again"

Operative word in that sentence being AGAIN. They have frankly never failed in the past decade I have worked with them in handling collector problem coins.

Wondercoin

LincolnsRule · April 10, 2006 10:54AM

What about that ms67 69-d Lincoln with a fingerprint?

PQpeace · April 10, 2006 11:03AM

Cool !!

oreville · April 10, 2006 11:08AM

Wondercoin!!!!

I have a problem with PCGS customer service!!!

You will all howl on the floor with this problem!!!!

I can't seem to get PCGS to give me a better price than $600 for my 55 MS-60 1906 $20 in the world series of trading!

Look at the price!!! The AU's go for $780 and even the real low circs go for more as well!!!

So now PCGS is dropping the count from 55 that I bought at $600 each three weeks ago to 52!!!!!

So now a MINUS THREE (-3) are available!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you help???????

Thanks,

Oreville

LincolnsRule · April 10, 2006 11:15AM

I also could give pcgs a list of prices that should be updated. Are they allowing that? It'd be an obvious conflict of interest, right?

wondercoin · April 10, 2006 12:17PM

"What about that ms67 69-d Lincoln with a fingerprint? "

What about it?

Wondercoin

LincolnsRule · April 11, 2006 5:05AM

Didn't you get pcgs to downgrade it, but since it was pop 1 or 2 at the time, and there was no record of a sale, pcgs gave a very unfair low offer?

wondercoin · April 11, 2006 9:14AM

"Didn't you get pcgs to downgrade it, but since it was pop 1 or 2 at the time, and there was no record of a sale, pcgs gave a very unfair low offer?"

Not that I am aware of. The collector I did that for I believe was very happy at the outcome of that situation. Rick Montgomery handled the deal for PCGS and was fair. BUT, OF COURSE, WHATEVER WAS PAID 4-5 YEARS AGO ON THAT SITUATION WOULD BE CONSIDERED LOW TODAY as there really was virtually no MS Memorial Cent market at the time. MUSTANGMAN was a pioneer of that coin series - a great guy I miss reading posts from.

Wondercoin

LincolnsRule · April 11, 2006 12:03PM

Yeah, Mustangman's the one who told me about the coin. He wasn't too happy with pcgs and the coin still remains somewhere in its ms67 holder.

wondercoin · April 11, 2006 12:14PM

THAT'S THE PROBLEM LR WITH KNOWING BITS AND PIECES OF A STORY YOU HAD NO INVOLVEMENT IN WHATSOEVER (BACK WHEN RICK MONTGOMERY WAS IN CHARGE AT PCGS NO LESS) AND THEN USING HEARSAY INFORMATION TO BACK UP YOUR POSITION. ALL WITHIN A POSITIVE THREAD NO LESS. NOT REALLY ALL THAT APPROPRIATE I BELIEVE.

WONDERCOIN

LincolnsRule · April 11, 2006 12:40PM

Maybe I don't know the whole story but I do know a collector was unhappy with the outcome.

wondercoin · April 11, 2006 12:52PM

First I've heard of it (barring middle age really having set in). Little chance of hearing Rick Montgomery's side of the story - wouldn't you say.

Wondercoin

mas3387 · April 14, 2006 10:54AM

After reading a post to this thead, all I can say is "wow"

PCGS Comes Thru Again

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