Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
US Coins Forum
>
Goldfinger's Shiny Silver Friends
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="JPeace$, post: 2101712, member: 42727"][USER=73489]@GoldFinger1969[/USER] , the GSA was graded by PCGS. It's a beautiful coin, but I wouldn't pay that much premium for it in the GSA holder. NGC has been grading them in the original holders for a while.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think, not sure, but it might be a GSA Holder registry collector. Even if I had a registry for GSA holders I wouldn't pay that much for that coin. To each his own.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, PCGS recently (I think within the last year), finally broke down and started grading GSA Morgan's and leaving them in the original GSA holder. Prior to that, they had to be broken out of the holder and placed in one of their slabs. There was a GSA Hoard note on the label, but it isn't the same. I own a PCGS graded GSA Morgan in one of their normal holders. I bought it for the coin, not the pedigree. It won't garner as much premium as if it were still in the original GSA holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, PCGS couldn't follow NGC's lead, they had to try to "one up them". They take the entire GSA Holder and encapsulate it in a larger plastic holder, then apply their grading sticker. Now the holder is too large to fit in the original black box that came with the coin. Personally, I don't like their "system". IMO, they should have applied a similar band to NGC so it could remain in the black box. I like to collect the CC Morgans in the GSA Holders with black box and COA. The way NGC does it, it's easy to keep them all together.</p><p><br /></p><p>I much prefer the NGC system for GSA holder.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JPeace$, post: 2101712, member: 42727"][USER=73489]@GoldFinger1969[/USER] , the GSA was graded by PCGS. It's a beautiful coin, but I wouldn't pay that much premium for it in the GSA holder. NGC has been grading them in the original holders for a while. I think, not sure, but it might be a GSA Holder registry collector. Even if I had a registry for GSA holders I wouldn't pay that much for that coin. To each his own. BTW, PCGS recently (I think within the last year), finally broke down and started grading GSA Morgan's and leaving them in the original GSA holder. Prior to that, they had to be broken out of the holder and placed in one of their slabs. There was a GSA Hoard note on the label, but it isn't the same. I own a PCGS graded GSA Morgan in one of their normal holders. I bought it for the coin, not the pedigree. It won't garner as much premium as if it were still in the original GSA holder. Of course, PCGS couldn't follow NGC's lead, they had to try to "one up them". They take the entire GSA Holder and encapsulate it in a larger plastic holder, then apply their grading sticker. Now the holder is too large to fit in the original black box that came with the coin. Personally, I don't like their "system". IMO, they should have applied a similar band to NGC so it could remain in the black box. I like to collect the CC Morgans in the GSA Holders with black box and COA. The way NGC does it, it's easy to keep them all together. I much prefer the NGC system for GSA holder.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
US Coins Forum
>
Goldfinger's Shiny Silver Friends
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...