PCGS vs. NGC Slabs

All else aside, which company's slab do you think looks better? I tend to like PCGS slabs.

 

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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.

 

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.

 

Neither, a nice clean 2x2 looks better than both!

Neither, a nice clean 2x2 looks better than both!

 

I am partial to NGC holders as well.

 

Hard choice

I like PCGS. but NGC has a sure winner with there new full view

 

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.

 

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).

 

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. :thumb:

 

Training wheels for collectors

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.

 

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.

 

I think raw coins look the best.

That said, I prefer the look of the PCGS slabs.

 

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. That also is reality.

 

Yep, that's a problem.

I have found that surrounding the coin with black construction paper seems to help; that covers up the white and means the exposure is based almost entirely on light from the coin, not the slab.

 

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

 

NGC for Silver Coins
PCGS For Gold Coins

My preference is NGC for my morgans, and PCGS for my quarter eagles
I also might start a franklin set, but I might break my rule with those...LOL
I'm thinking about PCGS for my frankies, but I have not decided yet...

But overall, I like NGC slabs the best...

 

first off, I don't own a single slabbed coin or have I held one or seen a slab in person. I have only seen pictures(laugh all you want). that said, my preference would be PCGS because they look simple. And I like the see-through more than the white.

 

I prefer NGC slabs. I like the regular ones over the PCGS style. I also think the special labels they use such as the 20th anniversary '06 silver eagles, the U.S.S. Republic, and the first spouse series for example, add a lot to the presentation. The new UV protected edge view holders are even better IMO, but I haven't gotten one of the new ones yet.

 

The New NGC holders, are sexy... LOL

Being 100% serious though, the new holders look great!!!