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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 2032419, member: 36248&quot;]Today I decided to try the PCGS Registry game, as I have come to realize a large percentage of my coins are PCGS, even through I consider myself to be more inside the NGC ecosystem.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, here are some initial thoughts: </p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>PCGS bulk upload tool works really well (only for PCGS coins).</li> <li>PCGS suggested Registry Sets tool works really well, automatically showing percentage complete, number of coins remaining, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; I got 7 sets underway with just a few clicks.</li> <li>PCGS automatically shows you which of your coins has CoinFacts / TrueView / SecurePlus photos.&nbsp; &nbsp; Even if you DONT want to participate in the registry, with a few clicks you can upload all your PCGS coins, and then instantly see which have free PCGS photos.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think I have bought maybe 10 coins that a former owner had done PCGS photos on.</li> <li>Uploading your own coin photos is slow, and only 1 image at a time.&nbsp;&nbsp; NGC stinks at this too, plus PCGS is slightly worse.</li> <li>PCGS inventory automatically shows you your coins population at grade &quot;pop&quot;, and population of coins with a higher grade &quot;pop higher&quot;, nice bonus.</li> <li>PCGS allows you to bulk upload non-PCGS coins, but without the cert numbers.&nbsp;&nbsp; NGC is more friendly in this regard.</li> <li>Both NGC and PCGS now how links to eBay auctions for coins your are missing in your sets.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Personally, I don&#039;t use this, but it could potentially be useful to some people.</li> </ul><p>Its a bummer I cant use my NGC coins, as I have some really nice ones I would like to &quot;count&quot; towards my set progress.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ahh, but this is the registry game, and PCGS only wants their coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a set I am working on:&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=127899" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=127899" rel="nofollow">geekpryde&#039;s Half Dollar Type Set, Circulation Strikes (1794-present)</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; Yeah, rank 15!&nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My initial conclusions is that some of the features at PCGS are clearly better than NGC.&nbsp;&nbsp; Getting started is definitely faster at PCGS inventory tool.&nbsp; &nbsp; And the analysis of which sets your should start based on your inventory is definitely a major feature that NGC lacks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Still, I will continue to do most of my work on my custom CAC Type set at NGC, as I really like their &quot;collection manager&quot; and their inclusive attitude towards PCGS slabs, so all my coins count for points. </p><p><br /></p><p>I realize collecting points may seem silly to some coin people, but it certainly is a popular pursuit, and can help laser focus a persons goals, and in comes cases even make you aware of Types / Varities you didn&#039;t even know existed in a particular series.&nbsp; &nbsp; It also makes inventory and want-list preparation easier to manage, including things like estimated retail pricing, links to auction sites for specific coins, sorting, filtering, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if you don&#039;t plan to &quot;play the registry game&quot;, I highly recommend you check out either NGC or PCGS inventory managers, as they can be quite useful, and they are both totally free.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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