Sorry NGC, but I just like PCGS more!
SilverEagles92
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It's not the differences in grading, the service, the people... It's the holder! Compared to the NGC holder, I'm in love with the PCGS holder. The NGC holder is just a brick of white. It's aesthetically unappealing, and just not good IMO. The PCGS holder is superior (again IMO).
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-Paul
<< <i>I find it interesting you say nothing about a coin, just the plastic surrounding it. For aesthetic reasons or whatever, I prefer the better coin and couldn't care less about a chunk of plastic.
-Paul >>
However, depending on the coin, I would try to find one in a PCGS holder as opposed to a NGC holder. If it's a super eye-appealing coin, or a rare coin, I wouldn't care about the holder. But if it's a 38D MS65 Buffalo Nickel, give me PCGS any day.
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<< <i>I find it interesting you say nothing about a coin, just the plastic surrounding it. For aesthetic reasons or whatever, I prefer the better coin and couldn't care less about a chunk of plastic.
-Paul >>
This of course is a secondary consideration. The quality of the grading exceeds the looks of the holder.
<< <i>Well, the thread wasn't about coins - it was about grading services.
However, depending on the coin, I would try to find one in a PCGS holder as opposed to a NGC holder. If it's a super eye-appealing coin, or a rare coin, I wouldn't care about the holder. But if it's a 38D MS65 Buffalo Nickel, give me PCGS any day. >>
I do agree with you on this. I have been trying harder to buy PCGS over NGC coins.
I have had some nice.. not great coins slabbed across the street, I don't own any great coins yet, anyway I did really start to notice how "whitewashed" looking there slabs are a couple weeks ago when I had a 1910 MPL done........it killed the coin...it looks like its in a dark closet because no light can get to it...........I do like the PCGS holders, always have, also, I like the newer ANACS holders..(just don't like whats in um most of the time).
NGC needs to let some light hit the coin......suspend the coin in a clear material...JMO
I don't like the plastic that NGC uses. It's not completely clear, it seems pimply and interferes with close examination of the coin on the inside (as if the coin on the inside were important).
I like the old small ANACS slabs the most, but of current product, PCGS has a reasonably good piece of plastic.
This makes extended viewing sessions a pleasure without discomfort or fatigue!
Seems like a fair deal to me.
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<< <i>I actually like the ICG holder as it's contoured to fit comfortablly between my the web of your thumb and index finger.
This makes extended viewing sessions a pleasure without discomfort or fatigue!
Now the same can't be said for NGC as the ribbed edge on their holder causes calluses!
With that said Eye Appeal has a lot to do with the value of a coin, and the holder does affect the overall eye appeal.
So try this at the next show or at home. Take a PCGS Morgan and a NGC Morgan. Hold them side by side for comparison and the Morgan in the NGC holder actually looks a bit smaller. Probably because of the solid white insert. White make things look bigger, which in turn makes the Morgan look smaller. The NGC insert just looks thicker.
I would be interested if anyone else sees the same difference.
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<< <i>I find it interesting you say nothing about a coin, just the plastic surrounding it. For aesthetic reasons or whatever, I prefer the better coin and couldn't care less about a chunk of plastic.
-Paul >>
<< <i>It's not the differences in grading, the service, the people... It's the holder! Compared to the NGC holder, I'm in love with the PCGS holder. The NGC holder is just a brick of white. It's aesthetically unappealing, and just not good IMO. The PCGS holder is superior (again IMO). >>
I think NGC gets a bad rap with regards to grading. I've seen plenty of overgraded coins in PCGS plastic to know that the two companies are generally equal to one another. However, I've stated for years that I prefer PCGS for the sole reason that their slabs simply look better which like it or not presents the coin better as well. For copper and gold, the white inserts are okay. But for silver (or nickel), I much prefer the transparent slabs offered by PCGS.
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<< <i>I find it interesting you say nothing about a coin, just the plastic surrounding it. For aesthetic reasons or whatever, I prefer the better coin and couldn't care less about a chunk of plastic.
-Paul >>
Bingo!
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<< <i>I actually like the ICG holder as it's contoured to fit comfortablly between my the web of your thumb and index finger. This makes extended viewing sessions a pleasure without discomfort or fatigue!
Now the same can't be said for NGC as the ribbed edge on their holder causes calluses!
May I inquire what it is you are doing with your slabs?
On second thought, I don't wanna know!
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<< <i>I find it interesting you say nothing about a coin, just the plastic surrounding it. For aesthetic reasons or whatever, I prefer the better coin and couldn't care less about a chunk of plastic. >>
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That said, I prefer the look of PCGS plastic but would put up with the NGC plastic if I liked the coin more.