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NGC Journals

Siegfried89's Journal

Please no ICG in the Registry

I am opposed to adding ICG, ANA, SEGS or any other grading service to the NGC Registry, PCGS and NGC is enough. I have had several ICG coins fail to cross to NGC and therefore I do not believe their grading is up to par. Including other services would probably degrade the scores already allotted to the coins. If this were to happen, I would have to cross all my NGC coins to PCGS.
Siegfried89

Siegfried89

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ealandg's Journal

I'm against it

Frankly, I prefer ANACS to the other second and third tier grading services. I think they grade more reliably and because they also grade damaged coins, they note the defects/issues the coin has, unlike some of the other services.   I think it is generous of NGC to include PCGS coins, considering that they are their main competition...
ealandg

ealandg

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data87-migration's Journal

the case for non-gsa ngc-taped grading

this msg is in response to the threads that argue against various inclusions of icg holders. an alternate solution is to have ngc tape grading for certain (ie not all) non-gsa holders.   icg has a holder with an intercept shield gasket. consequently there is a possible advantage for toned coins to sit in their holder. another example of where it is possibly advantageous to leave a coin in a non-pcgs non-ngc holder is that of redfield pedigrees, which lose both desirability and market value
deuxchartreux

deuxchartreux

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jmackeygator's Journal

pcgs and ngc is enough

how about ntc pci segs anacs? If you lower your standards (and i think this would be) you really diminish the importance of what you have collected. I am not being snobbish here but i have consistantly compared coins same grade and prefer the current system.
jmackeygator

jmackeygator

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jeepinjack-migration's Journal

ICG inclusion - no.

No ICG census, therefore no way to track finest certified, or pops, or any of the other good things that a registry provides. Keep the scoring relative to the known population/grade. Adding ICG will skew individual collection scores upward, unless the scoring system is recalculated downward to account for the additional top pops that surface. Score inflation will have the same effect as grade inflation - making really nice coins more expensive for everyone.   $.02
Architecht's Musings

Back Stage Pass to Site Development

Just a quick update on things I'm keeping an eye on in terms of web development. Many times, new features or enhancement begin as simple observations about how the site is being used, and only blossom into announceable features later. The "chewing on an idea" phase isn't of interest to everyone, but for those who wonder what we're looking at on an average day, this might give a bit of a peak into things.   There are also usually larger updates in progress. I can't always let the cat out o
Architecht

Architecht

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ealandg's Journal

I like the way this works!

I was feeling pretty frustrated because of the issues with the site - not the best way to get started. However, now that things are up and running smoothly, I have to say that I like the NGC site better than the PCGS site and I REALLY like the way that I am being told where my coins are in the grading process.   I have a feeling that there are components of the site I'm not taking advantage of, but I am sure I'll discover them in time.  
ealandg

ealandg

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Dena's Journal

New Method of Handling Tied Sets in the Coin Registry

In respose to much feedback regarding the method of handling sets with tied scores, we've made some changes. In the past, sets with the same score were ranked according to which set achieved the high score first.   A change has been implemented so that the Registry system will first rank by score and in the case of a tie the system will determine which set has the highest percentage of coin images. If the score and percentage of images is equal between two sets, then the percentage of coin
dena

dena

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Lawrence Oei's Journal

Joined NGC today

My primary collecting interests Joined NGC today, will consider upgrading to the full paid account later on.   Anyway primary interests:   1oz silver bullions 1oz silver rounds polymer banknotes US banknotes Silver Trade Dollars of the Far East (1850s - 1930s)
Lawrence Oei

Lawrence Oei

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kbr1315-migration's Journal

SMS Coins

Once graded, 2005 SMS coins will appear in the Mint State section Once graded, 2005 SMS coins will appear in the Mint State section of the population report rather than the Proof section as was done for 1965-1967 SMS coins and 1994 and 1997 Specimen coins.  
Bryan1315

Bryan1315

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ealandg's Journal

Very disappointing and mystifying...

I just switched back over from PCGS and am not happy about this server business.   I work for a software company and it appears that whomever is overseeing this upgrade has not tested before "go live". When you are dealing with other people's money, it is usually a good idea to test before applying an upgrade. I have a difficult time believing that NGC doesn't have sufficient resources to obtain a test server.   Why can't they give us any more specifics on the issue? I certainly hope
ealandg

ealandg

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Novakovich-Brennan's Journal

NGC Simply does not care.

They are catering to the television hucksters. I have recently read in another forum that NGC has over 100,000 SAEs to grade for the TV hucksters. It seems that they have no commitment to real numismatists any more. I also learned from one of their graders that each one of them grades about 1000 coins per day. If they work an eight-hour day, that allows them a maximum of 14.4 seconds to grade each side of a coin. With one poin often having an impact of several hundred dollars, how much confide
Novakovich-Brennan

Novakovich-Brennan

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P. J.'s Journal

Very Upset

I am new to the Collector's Society, and recently submitted some coins for grading. That was weeks ago, and like most of you I have been unable to obtain any information due to this server problem. What is really being done about this?
P. J.

P. J.

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