Like the holders, don't agree with the debate...

I received my latest submission today, and I must admit I like the new holders more than I thought I would at first. One big selling point of the new holders for me is a lot less holder around the coin. Where I have had problems with this is on the smaller coins, especially dimes and 3-cent pieces. When I go to photograph them, the old holders were thick enough, the coin would be down in them on one side or the other, and all I would get around the rim is a deep shadow. Granted, my photo skills can always use improvement, but I like getting all the help I can. :-)

Now, for the current debate raging...I'm sorry but I have troubles with someone limiting my choice of what coins to buy. To be quite honest, 90% of the reason I DID NOT join the PCGS club, was the limitation of just PCGS coins allowed in the registry. I firmly believe in the adage "Buy the coin and not the holder", and I hate being told that I can only buy one grading service over the other, just to be able to compete in the registry. Now, another thing, I am by no means have top points sets in any category that has more than a few (less than 10) sets in the particular category so I really can't understand why anyone would feel threatened by my PCGS coins.

My main criteria for choosing one coin over another to buy, is eye appeal, and it doesn't matter to me which grading service (at least between NGC and PCGS) grades it. I hate to say this, but we're all human, can anyone tell me that any certain company has never overgraded a coin? I'm NOT trying to cast any aspersions on NGC here, just trying to be honest. Plus, I've seen some totally B***ugly coins graded by PCGS. (I'm not a rainbow toning fan, and how they can grade some of the coins they do, Morgans especially with all the toning so high, I'll never understand.) In fact, I will say right now so there is not misunderstandings, I WILL KEEP sending coins to NGC no matter what. But if I'm limited to just having NGC coins in the registry, I would seriously consider not renewing my membership in the Society.

I know I"m not going to be popular with this journal article, so I think I better shut up now, but I had to offer my heartfelt opinion, even though it's not going to be very well-received.