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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom B, post: 1621937, member: 11854&quot;]I&#039;ll give you my preference as a full-time dealer and my preference as a collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a full-time dealer who specializes in gem and near-gem type as well as problem-free, circulated type my strong preference is for PCGS.&nbsp; I have some collector clients who <i>prefer </i> coins be in PCGS holders vs. in NGC holders and other collector clients who <i>require </i> coins be in PCGS holders vs. in NGC holders.&nbsp; However, while I have <i>some </i> collector clients who prefer coins be in NGC holders vs. in PCGS holders, I have <i>no </i> collector clients who require coins be in NGC holders vs. in PCGS holders.&nbsp; Additionally, as the price of a coin goes <i>higher, </i> the preference or requirement for a PCGS holder becomes <i>stronger. </i>&nbsp; At below $500 or so per coin there is minimal demand that a coin must be in a PCGS holder; from $500 to around $1,500 or so per coin there is a fairly strong demand that a coin must be in a PCGS holder; above $1,500 or so per coin it is a near requirement, among my collector clients, that a coin must be in a PCGS holder.&nbsp; Also, the higher the price, regardless of the holder, the more likely a CAC sticker will be expected or desired.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I do dealer-to-dealer transactions, which make up the bulk of my business, there is a preference for a coin to be in a PCGS holder.&nbsp; However, unless the coin is being looked at specifically for a collector client who requires a PCGS holder, this preference is not a requirement.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a collector I have a strong preference for coins to be in PCGS holders.&nbsp; I realize that the market makes coins in PCGS holders more liquid and perhaps more valuable, too.&nbsp; Since I cannot tell what will happen in the future and can only look at the past and present, I send any coins for certification to PCGS, but will buy coins in both PCGS and NGC holders.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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