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<p>[QUOTE="harris498, post: 2052398, member: 44268"]Just as an aside, if the bulk of the coins are housed in the same type of holder as the one you pictured (known to collectors as the PCGS 'OGH', or 'Old Green Holder') they are well known to be from a period of very conservative grading by the company. Old gold like yours has a sort of break point where a coin can be quite valuable in a grade like MS-62, but much more in MS-63 (just an example).</p><p>That being said, if you are willing to do a bit of legwork, these can be resubmitted to PCGS under a grade consideration service to see if they would potentially upgrade. You can also choose to have the coins remain in the older holder if they would not, which is helpful considering the perceived added value which these old holders can bring the coin in the eyes of collectors.</p><p>Just my two cents, I'm sure others can tell you more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="harris498, post: 2052398, member: 44268"]Just as an aside, if the bulk of the coins are housed in the same type of holder as the one you pictured (known to collectors as the PCGS 'OGH', or 'Old Green Holder') they are well known to be from a period of very conservative grading by the company. Old gold like yours has a sort of break point where a coin can be quite valuable in a grade like MS-62, but much more in MS-63 (just an example). That being said, if you are willing to do a bit of legwork, these can be resubmitted to PCGS under a grade consideration service to see if they would potentially upgrade. You can also choose to have the coins remain in the older holder if they would not, which is helpful considering the perceived added value which these old holders can bring the coin in the eyes of collectors. Just my two cents, I'm sure others can tell you more.[/QUOTE]
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