You should always buy the coin, not the holder. The early PCI graders were often quite conservative. A 1931-S Lincoln that early PCI graded AU58...
I think 63. Good luck in selling it at whatever grade is on the ICG holder. A guy at SilverTowne told me that ICG stands for I Can't Grade.
In an ICG holder, good luck in selling it as MS64.
I would send the picture of the coin in the holder to PCGS and ask them why it's not in the database.
Yes, the pictures are terrible, but at least there are a lot of them!
Very interesting tribute to a long life well-lived. Best wishes to you and yours as you celebrate your father's life.
I think the PCGS lowball Registry Sets are just a money-making scheme by PCGS. At a recent ANA summer convention, they had the top lowball Morgan...
I've heard one major dealer refer to ICG as "I Can't Grade." Also, I sent several coins to Heritage to auction. They returned the two graded by...
I have them in VF35, XF40, AU55, and MS64 Red. Which one do you want and at what price? All PCGS graded.
Heck of a bargain at $3.
Did you actually look at his feedback? It's hard for me to believe that anyone would bid on his stuff after looking through his one page of...
I think the 1882-CC should be cracked out and submitted to PCGS. It's a lot better looking than the GTG coin, IMO.
63 is my guess.
I hate to be a contrarian (not really), but the pictured coins are neither worth certifying nor worth keeping for a collection. My advice would be...
My father found a couple of nice coins when we were coin searching in the 1950s. The most valuable was a 1917-S obv half in XF. I lowered its...
How could someone, with a straight face, call this a "Gorgeous coin in amazing condition"? I would call it a dog!
I think it's significant that the image is not available. I guess NGC doesn't want anyone to see their handiwork.
I was going to guess AU55, with horrible toning, but I guess that's just my opinion.
MS64 and might get a CAC sticker at that grade.
XF40, with rough, corroded surface. $50 max.
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