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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ziggy29, post: 15210, member: 1113&quot;]That&#039;s the spirit!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I sometimes do is look through auctions for PCI-graded Morgans.&nbsp; Once upon a time, for at least part of their &quot;green label&quot; era, PCI&#039;s grading was rather conservative and often crossed over to PCGS at the same grade and sometimes even one point higher.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>After that point, through some ownership changes and such, PCI&#039;s reputation started declining as they started overgrading a lot of coins.&nbsp; Most of these are in the red or gold labels.&nbsp; Many people throw out the baby with the bathwater, buying the holder and not the coin, and some properly graded, very nice green-label PCI coins are sold for a fraction of the PCGS/NGC prices.&nbsp; I got a really nice 1892-O Morgan, MS-63 and with a fabulous strike (that date is usually pitifully struck), for a little more than MS-60 money because of the slab.&nbsp; It&#039;s at NGC now and I fully expect it to come back as a 63. </p><p><br /></p><p>If it&#039;s not in a green label, I usually pass, but if it&#039;s in a green labal, I look more closely at the coin.&nbsp; There are certainly some bargains there.&nbsp; Though maybe I should keep that a dirty little secret and reduce the competition.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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