Newbie with a question ....

70sToppsGuy · February 10, 2011 12:48PM

Hi, I've posted here a few times actually, but generally lurk around. I'm not a huge collector, mostly early 20th century coins (pennies, nickles, dimes, and silver dollars). Anyway, I've collected every Lincoln wheat cent except for a few. Those, of course, being the lowest minted cents (1909 VDB S, 1909 S, 1911 S, 1914 D, 1924 D and 1931 S).

I know that many of these are counterfeited. So, I'm looking to obtain these last six slabbed/graded. I'd also like to have all six done by the same grading company (for eye appeal and easy storage).

So, here's my question ... which company should I use ? Keep in mind that money is an issue. In other words, of all the reputable grading companies - which one would be the least expensive to use ? There seems to be quite a few, so any insight is appreciated.

Thanks !

AUandAG · February 10, 2011 1:05PM

If it is just the convenience of slab storage, just stick with just one brand. PCGS, NGC or ANACS
are the top three as far as consistency of grading and value retained. However, you may not
want to get all from the same company as you might like the looks of one PCGS coin an one from
NGC. Buy the coin. You can always get them slabbed later by the same company if you want.

bob

GrumpyEd · February 10, 2011 1:12PM

Assuming you aren't trying to get really high grade coins I would get the 09s-11s-24d-31s raw.

Maybe get a nice 14-D and S-VDB in PCGS or NGC slabs.

GrumpyEd · February 10, 2011 1:17PM

<< <i>which one would be the least expensive to use ? >>

I doubt that the "least expensive" is the best way to pick the company.
Find coins you like from the top 3 companies.

astrorat · February 10, 2011 1:20PM

Just go with PCGS. Any small amount you may save on certification with the other companies will be outweighed by the increase in selling price with PCGS.

kevinstang · February 10, 2011 1:25PM

I picked up my S-VDB in an Anacs net graded slab- before PCGS began doing the Genuine service, they and NGC would slab problem coins. MY S-VDB was given fine details but corroded by Anacs- the corrosion? A small speck of green inside the "O" of one cent on reverse- after I cracked it and soaked in acetone it fit perfectly in my Dansco set. It all depends on personal taste and preference I guess.

hchcoin · February 10, 2011 1:29PM

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<< <i>which one would be the least expensive to use ? >>

I doubt that the "least expensive" is the best way to pick the company.
Find coins you like from the top 3 companies. >>

I agree with GrumpyEd

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