I Can’t Believe It

They even graded this nickel. A common date in a low grade. I think they got the grade correct. Lol

 

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I am perplexed as to why someone would have paid a garage slabber to even grade that.

 

Might be under graded
VG, maybe Fine
But hey, I’m no expert like IGS

 

It looks VG to me. I wouldn't be surprised if it was under graded on purpose. Put a bunch of cheap coins in an under graded slabs is one way to try to make your company look good. Give them out or samples or have a dealer sell them at a major show for a really low price. The nickel isn't worth much but, if they sell them based on the grade on the slab collectors think they got a bargain and may start to think IGS coins are the ones to buy. I don't think it worked out to well. Is IGS still in business?

 

Maybe, maybe not ...

 

I never heard of IGS Grading. Maybe it stands for I Grade S$#!

 

IGS is at the head of the coin grading companies to stay away from. Good advice in my opinion.

 

The coin has a bit more horn than you usually expect on a G4, but I think they got the grade right. Just my opinion, of course.

 

What is that at 9:00 going up towards the eyes?

 

That mark appears to to be on the plastic

 

On the slab

 

"Thank you for you patience."

Doesn’t really inspire confidence.

 

Hey, they're pouring all their resources into improving their processes, not WASTING them on frivolous nice-to-haves like, um, people to double-check work they present to the public.

 

There are people that will lab anything...LOL

 

I feel seen.

 

They may not. Many basement slabbers are merely people slabbing their own coins.

 

IGS coins are treated as raw. PCI is a little better. But again, they are treated as raw. Being treated as raw isn't bad if grade of the coin matches the holder. I've seen coins in PCGS & NGC slabs improperly graded or improperly labeled. Bottom line you need to understand grading if not then stick to PCGS, NGC or ANACS. Then there is less of a chance of getting burned.

 

easy VG

 

There are collectors of low ball coins...I had a IHC that was in an old Anacs soap bar I couldn't believe it.
The fee even back in that time period was higher than the value of the beat IHC.

 

What was the members name a few years ago that was starting his own grading company because you guys couldn't grade coins?