ACCGS: Good or Bad coin grading service

"What part of < insert subject > is it that you don't understand ?" isn't an insult. It's a common expression of humor used to point out a particular point that has been overlooked in a prior statement. This is the first time I've ever encountered anyone angered by it. Maybe age differences and geographical location are the soure of some misunderstanding. Humor sometimes doesn't travel well across time and space.

 

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I looked at their website. They showed coins they graded, and their grades. 2 of the coins pictured have unquestionable (IMO) altered surfaces, and the other 1 is like a 63 RB with minor ED, and they call it a 65 RD. I feel that I would prefer the grading standards of 6 or 7 of the current TPG's over ACCGS's.

 

Sigh. 2 years two late with that post.

 

what is coin grading?

 

I've never heard of ACCGS.

 

I generally stick with PCGS & NGC when buying coins, and also submit coins to them for grading. But there are times when I'll notice a fairly scarce coin in a more or less "home made " grading company holder that I'll grab off the net when few others will bid on it. As long as the seller has decent photos of the actual coin being sold, you can often get a bargain. You just have to know what you are looking at.:kewl:

 

Back on point, thanks, ARLroxta.
Coin grading is determining the amount of wear that a coin has received from its use in circulation.
If you are going to collect you should get someone to get you a book on grading, or someone may have a useful link to a web site that may help you.
With uncirculated coins, the nicer the coin the more that it is worth, a coin may have some nicks and marks and still be uncirculated (from the coins banging around in a bag of new coins). The nicer the coin the higher the value.
These grading serivces, the subject of the postings, try to say what THEY think the grade of a coin is and then put it into a plastic holder (usually a sealed holder) so that everyone will be able to see the coin and the grade.
Learning to properly grade coins takes many years, and I, for one, an still learning, especially with the different grades of uncirculated coins.
Also, I am still learning to spot cleaned coins, that is also a skill that is important to learn.

 

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Sometimes you get lucky.

 

i have never heard of accgs either.... isn't most of human communication done thru body language? that is why often, humor as well as just other simple statements, may seem harsh, or "insulting", at times, when it is never intended that way. the joys of communicating via machine! i find this forum especially polite and informative. there are excellent minds here and they share thier knowledge with us. i greatly appreciate the opportunites to learn here...thank you all, especially the moderators!!!.....steve

 

Do what every proper collector should do - buy the coin,not the piece of plastic!

Aidan.