How many coins get graded today??

How many?

100% of those submitted, less the ones lost by the US Mail

 

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55,000

 

Let's say SEGS has 3-4 graders and not much volume. Lets say ANACS has 4-5 graders and some volume. Let's say ICG has 3-4 graders and some volume. (ANACS & ICG SE's are sold on TV which adds to their volume). Let's say PCGS has 10-12 US/Foreign professional graders and 6-7 more on moderns. Let's say NGC has 15-16 professional graders and 5-6 on moderns. Then we have at least fifty graders and that may be low so perhaps 50-60 graders is a close guess.

I forgot that each coin is looked at by a few graders. I'll bet the moderns are only graded by one. Eight hours a day. All coins just need to be graded not slabbed/ QC'ed/or shipped.

Any changes or guesses? Anyone know how many graders work at PCGS or NGC as they influence to total the most. Does PCGS do ancients? Grading done in offices outside the US does not count.

 

My question si:

Do you know the answers to the questions you are proposing? or are you just trying to get people's opinions on what it could be?

 

I am ignorant; however, I figure there are enough people here who know people who work at the services or have heard things. For example, a decade ago I found out that NGC had six people grading moderns and Brian Siliman was the only token and medal grader. Recently NGC expanded the ancient dept so they have at least two graders now. Are they training another one? Who knows. The ICG site lists three graders, and I think I remember 4-5 at ANACS. See, I'll bet the info is out there. Then we can try to discover a good estimate for the very closely guarded total volume.

I posted this question because I am curious. Trust me, if I knew the number of coins graded today at PCGS I would blab it all over.

 

@Insider

He's probably trying to get input because he is having another argument with someone.

Chris

 

Why don't you just post your questions on "Ask NGC" and use that for starters?

Chris

 

YOU WIN THE NON-CONTEST! However, I still think your guess is WWWWAAAAYYYY off. Perhaps we'll see if more members respond.

 

And that is why I received an NGC MS70 1/10 ounce gold eagle with a small nick on the reverse!! No way in hell a 70 - but slabbed as such!

 

There are more posters on CU and CS boards who probably know more than us here and eventually I probably will ask over there.

 

Oh, yeah, right. I forgot graders work in teams of 3 or 4. So, divide those numbers by 3: 10000-25000 coins/day.

 

If one has an accurate figure on the total number of coins graded in the history of TPGs -- I suspect the only halfway accurate ones might come from NGC and PCGS -- I guess he could work backwards and come up with a reasonable ballpark figure.

Any of you guys who are mathematically inclined can have at it. I really don't care having put up with inaccurate statistics most of my working life.

 

Anyone who buys an MS-70 ANYTHING with out examining it in hand is probably going to be disappointed. I saw thirty MS-70's graded by the top two TPGS's today and only 11 were perfect by my standards. However, there is no telling when micro spots started and I was viewing them at 4.5X with two eyes. At least another dozen would have passed w/o hidden bag mark or small hairline. There was only one 68 and the rest were 69's. Only a few of the 69's just made it. IMO, most coins were "commercially" honest.

 

And teams of 1-2 and 2-3 also.

 

Does the type of deodorant they use affect the number? What about garlic breath?

Chris

 

Yeah - but I'm a 2016 Hermit that hates leaving the house!! LOL!!!!!!

 

Only if they eat it for lunch!

 

Go back to your cabbage patch! Leave the jokes for the ducks.

Chris

 

Can't - cut them all out already - 14 pounds of naturally fermented Sauerkraut ready by 2nd week of Oct in my crock! Ohio sucks for weather but it makes the basement perfect temp and humidity to make sauerkraut!!

 

That figures! Does that mean we have to listen to your jokes now?

Chris