Dear visitors this site, I am a collector with more than 25 year experience. I just read a lot of posts telling that PCGS is better than NGC. I submitted more than 200 modern Russian coins to PCGS - in fact, it was a BIG mistake. After a year, roughly half of the coins received multiple milk spots. I am keeping coins in metallic safe, normal room temperature, far from heaters. The main reason of modern coin grading is not even grading itself but preservation. Of cause, it is better not to keep coins with grade below 69. Anyway, preservation is the main reason. This spots are CHEMICAL spots, not patina or something else. I think cheap PCGS plastic contains chlorine. This never happen with NGC. I have a lot of coins from Soviet times in NGC hoders - mirror is preserved for more than 20 year - absolutely spot-free. Interesting observation - even some modern gold start changing color in PCGS holders - orange patina. Do not read this boo...t about superior PCGS Do not submit modern silver to PCGS - in a year or two you will REGRET a lot. Do not spoil your modern collection. NGC and only NGC. Thank you Evgeny
Many new coins get milk spots regardless of holder or in OGP. It's ia US Mint rinsing issue. I do not know about Russian Coins but here is is more of an issue of modern coinage. As for PCGS and cool aid drinkers. I agree that they are not the only source for grading that is good. But you sound like a Reverse Cool Aid Drinker lol IMO both those 2 are good grading services. I use NGC more now as I don't like PCGS's new holders that crack when dropped the first time. But you will get milk spots in both holders and I don't feel its either companies holder doing it.
thank you for your quick response hm ... no idea about modern US coins ... anyway, out of ~500 modern coins in NGC holders, only one or two pieces received milk spots ... unlike PCGS I am not telling that PCGS grades are better ... most likely - they are better. The main point - some quick chemical reaction happens inside PCGS holder. My opinion - PCGS people do not wash arms before processing coins - it looks like this video is not a joke - - just "naked truth"
Evgeny - by any chance do you live in a humid area? It just sounds pretty odd. I own a fair amount of Russian coins including some modern silver proof coins. There are a couple of silver coins that I have that show signs of milk spots but that's because it was not stored properly before I bought them.
San Diego, away from coast line ... one rain a year. My post is not a joke - basically, they spoiled my collection ... why such grading is needed if it spoils coins ... I talked to other people - they have same opinion - people do not want to buy modern coins in PCGS holders. My regret - beautiful Russian architecture - silver three rubles - please see http://cbr.ru/Eng/bank-notes_coins/?PrtId=coins_base