Jaggy

Thank you very much.

There are two varieties for the George V 1925 sixpence, Wide Rim and Narrow Rim. Would it be possible to have separate slots for each variety similar to the 1926 sixpence (large bust, small bust)?

29 minutes ago, Ali E. said:

As time permits, the NGC Registry team periodically updates scores to ensure accuracy. We are currently working on Anne 6P scores. Your coin has been added back. Thank you.

Thanks Ali

I'm surprised at the reduction in scores. With the exception of the 1703 Vigo, NGC has slabbed relatively few of these coins and especially in MS grades.

Why are the scores for Queen Anne sixpences all being reduced?

Also, why has my 1703 Vigo sixpence MS63 been removed and now the system says it isn't valid for the slot?

Why is it that an UNC Details (due to a couple of light scratches) scores so much less than a coin that is graded F12 despite the fact that the UNC Details is, overall, in far better condition than the F12?

An example would be the 1893 Jubilee Head sixpences in the Sixpence, Victoria, 1838-1901, Circulation Issue set.

On 12/13/2019 at 7:37 AM, Ali E. said:

Thank you for the interest and support, Mk123. We have no plans to introduce PCGS coins into NGC Registry competitive world sets. You may enter them into Custom Sets, if you wish.

That is VERY disappointing.

Thank you all for your feedback. We are always looking to improve your experience with NGC by making enhancements based on your comments and suggestions. I am happy to share two updates that we have made based on the posts, emails and calls that we received.

 

First, we have decided that PCGS-certified coins can continue to be added to Custom Sets in the NGC Registry. Since coins in Custom Sets are not assigned a score based on the grade assigned we made the determination that both NGC and PCGS-certified coins could remain eligible for Custom Sets. This will allow people who collect both NGC and PCGS-certified coins to continue to list their coins and sets in the NGC Registry through our Custom Set format.

 

Second, for those collectors who have expressed an interest in building NGC Registry sets with NGC-certified coins only, we are very pleased to offer a discounted CrossOver Special now until April 30, 2017. All PCGS-certified coins that are currently registered to an NGC Registry are eligible.

 

• If the PCGS-certified coin is successfully "crossed over" (encapsulated by NGC), the normal NGC grading fees will be reduced by 50%.
• If the PCGS-certified coin fails to cross, no NGC grading fees will be charged. (You pay only shipping, handling and insurance.) For more information on the CrossOver Special, click here.
  

Thanks again, and please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments.

Does having a PCGS coin in a custom set count as the coin being in the registry?

Collectors of world coins cannot include PCGS slabbed coins in competitive sets but we can include them in custom sets.

Good question. The answer is that for what I collect (Ottoman Empire mainly, with some German and other European coins) PCGS grading just isn't very good. And the crossing issue.....that never ends well with those coins. They always downgrade here at NGC. It's an absolute nightmare.

 

For you US guys, I imagine it might be different.

Agree on PCGS. I bought a PCGS slabbed UK coin (MS65). It was horribly misattributed; they got the denomination wrong and the variety wrong. I broke it out of the slab, sent it into NGC with my appreciation of denomination and variety. They agreed and graded it MS66.

Until recently, the majority of my coins were 'raw'. I took a decision to move to grading and slabbing and did my research. I chose NGC based on a number of factors. As a collector of UK coins, the ability to display PCGS in registry sets was not one of them. I can still do that in custom sets.

I get that some people want to collect registry points and compete in registry sets. But, if it is all about the coins rather than about the competition, then custom sets do the job just as well and, in some respects, better.