In reading another thread where the poster asked readers to post pictures of their Type Collections, I pulled out my Slabbed Type Collection and started organizing it for possible photo documentation. I first arranged the coins according to denomination and age. Then I arranged them according to slab type, then denomination and age. What I recognized in doing this is my Type Collection is about 60% PCGS and 40% NGC. The moderns are mostly in NGC slabs (maybe because affordable 70s are more readily found in NGC holders), while most of my older classic (read more expensive) coins are in PCGS holders. I also have some older classic coins in the early generation fatty NGC holders, but those are the exceptions. Is anyone else collecting coins in both NGC and PCGS holders, or do most people shy away from this sort of mixing of the graders? I can understand not wanting to mix (my Morgan collection is all PCGS, while my Saints are all NGC), but for something like a Type Set with both Classic and Modern issues, I can see the positives of both. :thumb:
I'll be the first to say that I buy the coin, not the holder. Ha. beat you to it. But really, I have many from PCGS, NGC and ANACS. I don't really have a preference unless I see a PCGS OGH., that would be my first choice.
Still trying to figure out how to post a pic. I have saved the individual pics to an Apple "Pages" document on my Mac. According to the other thread, appears I need to convert my Apple "Pages" document to MS Word (maybe I can email it to my office computer next week), then save the file as a filtered webpage. When I save as a webpage there is a folder created for the picture files. I open it up, and there's a jpeg of my grouped image. Read more: http://www.cointalk.com/t209380/#ixzz1zu6s6BVZ
I collect both PCGS and NGC. I also have a few quality coins in second tier holders (ANACS small holders and classic coins in ICG plastic). The coin is more important than the holder, but the holder does matter at the time of resale. PCGS coins will bring higher returns in most cases. Coins can always be crossed over, or stickered by CAC, and I don't really care if the holders 'match' or not. -thecointrader
Don't really have a preference between PCGS and NGC. As far as your images go. You should have iPhoto in your Mac. Just import the images in there and you can upload them.
I have a mixture of both in my collection. The majority of them are CAC'd in any case. To me NGC/CAC=PCGS/CAC. I did cross my bust halves over to PCGS for Registry reasons. If I was to do it by percentage, Id say its 70% PCGS and 30% NGC.
