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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1491373, member: 36230"]Overall I've not been impressed with IGC and copper. Generally speaking, you might as well ignore the grade on the holder and assume its overgraded (to top TPG standards) unless the coin is in-hand. Value as if raw. I would not buy on ebay unless there is a generous return policy and you are willing to deal with letdowns. I've found IGC to be worse than New-ANACS in the fact that while there are some nice coins residing in their holders, there are just not that many of them.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Might... yes, but more than likely it would need to be to the "right" person who would probably be buying the coin and not the slab. Just as with many older top TPG holders, most will have been picked over, so anything deserving to be in better plastic already will be.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fine point and while someone can expect this, it this does not mean its going to happen. Buying sight unseen, even somewhere in that range (type dependent) is a good way to end up saddled with low-end and/or unsalable coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1491373, member: 36230"]Overall I've not been impressed with IGC and copper. Generally speaking, you might as well ignore the grade on the holder and assume its overgraded (to top TPG standards) unless the coin is in-hand. Value as if raw. I would not buy on ebay unless there is a generous return policy and you are willing to deal with letdowns. I've found IGC to be worse than New-ANACS in the fact that while there are some nice coins residing in their holders, there are just not that many of them. Might... yes, but more than likely it would need to be to the "right" person who would probably be buying the coin and not the slab. Just as with many older top TPG holders, most will have been picked over, so anything deserving to be in better plastic already will be. Fine point and while someone can expect this, it this does not mean its going to happen. Buying sight unseen, even somewhere in that range (type dependent) is a good way to end up saddled with low-end and/or unsalable coins.[/QUOTE]
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