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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 05-11-2009, 12:05 AM   #1 (permalink) the_man12 Amateur Photographer     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,955 My Mood: PCGS vs. NGC Slabs All else aside, which company's slab do you think looks better? I tend to like PCGS slabs. __________________ 20th Century Uncirculated Whitman Type Set Folder: 32/37 (86.5%)   05-11-2009, 03:13 AM   #2 (permalink) Lehigh96 Toning Freak     Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Poker Room Posts: 3,012 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 NGC all the way. The white insert provides a much better contrast for toned coins and they are much, much, much easier to photograph. The only advantage that PCGS holders have is the stacking feature. However, I don't just keep my coins stacked in piles, so that feature is rather unimportant to me. Aesthetically speaking, I like NGC all day everyday.   05-11-2009, 03:29 AM   #3 (permalink) Mr. Coin Lover Supporter**     Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 1,078 My Mood: I don't own many slabbed coins, but I prefer the NGC slabs. That is good for me because I personally prefer the company NGC over PGCS.   05-11-2009, 08:37 AM   #4 (permalink) bhp3rd Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Knoxville Posts: 1,266 Neither, a nice clean 2x2 looks better than both! Neither, a nice clean 2x2 looks better than both! __________________ Benjamin Harrison Peters III Owner/Operator The Knoxville Coin Show Longest running Coin Show in the south now for over 27 years!   05-11-2009, 09:17 AM   #5 (permalink) coinman0456 Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Albany, New York Posts: 1,430 Blog Entries: 1 I am partial to NGC holders as well. __________________   05-11-2009, 10:05 AM   #6 (permalink) jello Numismatist     Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,842 My Mood: Hard choice I like PCGS. but NGC has a sure winner with there new full view Attached Thumbnails   __________________ no one right 100% of the time ***The only dumb question is the one not asked***   05-11-2009, 10:37 AM   #7 (permalink) DoubleDie Senior Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 218 I like both equally, but PCGS get's the edge for me because all of my coins are in a PCGS holder. Also, when you look at Heritage's auction archives, coins in NGC holders tend to trade for less than in PCGS holder. __________________ Learn important information about coins and save your money. Click this link.   05-11-2009, 11:59 AM   #8 (permalink) Catbert .     Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,457 My Mood: Well, it is really all about the coin, but regarding the plastic, I intensely dislike the NGC prongs (but kudos must be given for the scratch resistant technology). I prefer the PCGS look and the market premium given to their product (whether justified or not).   05-11-2009, 01:17 PM   #9 (permalink) 900fine doggone it people like me     Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,806 My Mood: I much prefer PCGS for small coins (G$1, 3cS, $2.5, etc). Small coins get lost in the NGC holders. Although it's possible they will do better in the new NGC pronged holders, which are a MAJOR improvement.   05-11-2009, 03:28 PM   #10 (permalink) houston3204 Numismatic Consultant     Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NE PA Posts: 318 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Training wheels for collectors Slabs in my opinion are Training wheels for collectors......just my opinion sorry if I offend...... __________________ www.facebook.com/coindocere Twitter: coindocere   05-11-2009, 04:23 PM   #11 (permalink) DoubleDie Senior Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 218 Quote: Originally Posted by houston3204 Slabs in my opinion are Training wheels for collectors......just my opinion sorry if I offend...... I agree, but just like bikes with training wheels you need dealers to sell them. They can be a good training tool, just not perfect. __________________ Learn important information about coins and save your money. Click this link.   05-11-2009, 05:30 PM   #12 (permalink) 900fine doggone it people like me     Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,806 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by houston3204 Slabs in my opinion are Training wheels for collectors...... There are many very advanced collections full of slabbed coins. Those folks are not in "training wheels". They've just moved beyond the 2x2 stage to more advanced collecting. Not many folks buy $10,000 raw coins.   05-11-2009, 09:46 PM   #13 (permalink) kevcoins Senior Roll Sercher     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 699 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by houston3204 Slabs in my opinion are Training wheels for collectors......just my opinion sorry if I offend...... You dont offent me I actually only own 2 slabed coins but when you have a coin like a 1873 CC trade dollar and MS60 price is $7,000 but MS63 is $22,500 getting it graded at a unarguable grade you can save/make a lot of money and that is where i find grading grate   05-11-2009, 08:49 PM   #14 (permalink) Leadfoot Numismatist     Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,617 My Mood: I think raw coins look the best. That said, I prefer the look of the PCGS slabs.   05-11-2009, 08:55 PM   #15 (permalink) Arizona Jack The Lincoln-ator     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dry Heat USA Posts: 6,754 My Mood: PCGS all the way. This is no koolaide, this is reality. Prongs make coin pics ugly. I have to fight the white in every NGC pic I take ( ANACS as well ). PCGS is sooooooo much easier to take pics and crop. As for the coin in the plastic? They are judged on their own merit. I do not buy plastic holders, I buy the coin. For US coins in my series, PCGS outsells NGC everyday of the week. For a higher price. 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