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<p>[QUOTE="princeofwaldo, post: 1270219, member: 24091"]Didn't know that. </p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder what collectors didn't like about the old holders aside from them being significantly smaller than their peers. I thought the grade of plastic in them was probably superior to either PCGS or NGC. When stacked together and viewed sideways, you could see through the entire 2" width of the holder with no observable distortion, something pretty hard to do with cheap plastic. They also stacked nicely, something that NGC holders in particular seem to have problems with. I'm not even certain the new ANACS holders will stack at all, never owned one much less two of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of the two gorilla graders, --NGC and PCGS-- the better plastic would have to be in the NGC holder in my opinion. It is much more brittle than the PCGS plastic, hence a proclivity to chip if the holder is dropped on the floor. But the harder plastic makes the holder much less susceptible to scratches than a PCGS holder, which means over any period of time the NGC holder is going to look more attractive. I also think the NGC holograph is much cooler looking. Hey, that's an important criteria don't you think??[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="princeofwaldo, post: 1270219, member: 24091"]Didn't know that. I wonder what collectors didn't like about the old holders aside from them being significantly smaller than their peers. I thought the grade of plastic in them was probably superior to either PCGS or NGC. When stacked together and viewed sideways, you could see through the entire 2" width of the holder with no observable distortion, something pretty hard to do with cheap plastic. They also stacked nicely, something that NGC holders in particular seem to have problems with. I'm not even certain the new ANACS holders will stack at all, never owned one much less two of them. Of the two gorilla graders, --NGC and PCGS-- the better plastic would have to be in the NGC holder in my opinion. It is much more brittle than the PCGS plastic, hence a proclivity to chip if the holder is dropped on the floor. But the harder plastic makes the holder much less susceptible to scratches than a PCGS holder, which means over any period of time the NGC holder is going to look more attractive. I also think the NGC holograph is much cooler looking. Hey, that's an important criteria don't you think??[/QUOTE]
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