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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2240867, member: 19165"]There are two benefits, really: </p><p><br /></p><p>1.) Sharing your collection easily with your friends. I only participate in teh NGC registry, because they accept both NGC and PCGS coins. Since much of what I buy is NGC, I want to be able to post those. The NGC registry allows you to track your set progress, share pictures, organize your set, and share a description of your coins. If you are feeling ambitious, there are a lot of really cool things you can do. It is a great place to learn about other people's collecting interests as well. To me, this is the primary benefit of either registry. </p><p><br /></p><p>2.) There is a certain amount of pride and bragging rights associated with the registry Competition. I don't know what the PCGS site does, but NGC mails out certificates to the best sets in each category each year - and if you are one of the winners of their registry-wide competitions (best set, best classic set, best presented set, etc.), you get a really cool plaque. I won #1 Best Presented Set in 2008 for my Franklin Half collection - one of the highlights of my collecting career. I still proudly display that award on my wall.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 2240867, member: 19165"]There are two benefits, really: 1.) Sharing your collection easily with your friends. I only participate in teh NGC registry, because they accept both NGC and PCGS coins. Since much of what I buy is NGC, I want to be able to post those. The NGC registry allows you to track your set progress, share pictures, organize your set, and share a description of your coins. If you are feeling ambitious, there are a lot of really cool things you can do. It is a great place to learn about other people's collecting interests as well. To me, this is the primary benefit of either registry. 2.) There is a certain amount of pride and bragging rights associated with the registry Competition. I don't know what the PCGS site does, but NGC mails out certificates to the best sets in each category each year - and if you are one of the winners of their registry-wide competitions (best set, best classic set, best presented set, etc.), you get a really cool plaque. I won #1 Best Presented Set in 2008 for my Franklin Half collection - one of the highlights of my collecting career. I still proudly display that award on my wall.[/QUOTE]
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