because the bottom line is price when all other factors are equal.

Long before I knew this venue even existed, I started an earnest effort to update my raw coin collection to slabbed for a number of reasons but mostly because of my advancing age and my desire to pass a manageable collection to my daughter Hana.

Pretty early on I decided that I preferred NGC slabs. But, a preference is not blind-devotion and if the coin is available in a PCGS slab, at a moderately lower cost, I will buy the PCGS coin without any hesitation.

The recent decision by NGC to exclude PCGS foreign coins from registry sets and the possibility this mandate will extend to U.S. sets in the future hase ZERO effect on my buying habits.

So do what you will NGC, as long as your boards are populated with friendly and knowledgeable folks, I am a happy happy camper.

WE ARE THE NGC FORUMS AND BOARDS. THEY CAN NEVER TAKE THAT AWAY.

Later,

Malcolm

My latest purchase a PCGS 1973-S Clad Ike to be added to my newest registry set.

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