JAnsley Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Thoughts on I.C.G slabs?? Looking at this but not sure on the company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex in PA. Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I bought 3 ICG Slabbed CC Trade Dollars. Two were MS 63 and one was an AU 58. Off to NGC and they came back 1 MS and 1 AU = CLEANED and 1 MS an AU 55. Cracked out the two CLEANED ones and sent to PCGS for a 2nd opinion. Both came back CLEANED. With ICG you pays your money and you takes your chances. James Zyskowski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Abshier Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 It’s reputable grading company . They ain’t as big as NGC and PCGS … ANACS and ICG are about on par with each other , over the years I’ve bought a few ICG graded coins as well as ANACS coins I like the older ANACS white holder back when they were tougher on graded and more consistent on grading … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Zyskowski Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) This question is one that guarantees diverse opinions. Mine are ngc or pcgs are pretty dependable. I have a warm spot in my heart for anacs. First slabbed coin I ever bought (undergraded in my opinion). Still buy them today. ICG now I don’t have any. I personally don’t think they have a problem I can lay my finger on but from my experience they need to be inspected in hand. Just me. This is true for all coins. There appears to be a better market for the 3 main graders but ICG doesn’t get the love the others do. That being said there is no substitute for learning to grade as I’ve seen some really questionable grades from all of them. Buy what you like and you will be happy ! Edited September 5, 2021 by James Zyskowski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 ICG has gained some traction in the market and is considered by some to be equal to ANACS but still second fiddle to the top two NGC and PCGS. I tend to steer away form ICG, my personal experience with the quality has not been that great from an overall perspective. However if you have the chance to view the coins in ICG holders in hand and they meet with your approval then there is no reason not to buy a coin in an ICG holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAnsley Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 10:12 AM, James Zyskowski said: This question is one that guarantees diverse opinions. Mine are ngc or pcgs are pretty dependable. I have a warm spot in my heart for anacs. First slabbed coin I ever bought (undergraded in my opinion). Still buy them today. ICG now I don’t have any. I personally don’t think they have a problem I can lay my finger on but from my experience they need to be inspected in hand. Just me. This is true for all coins. There appears to be a better market for the 3 main graders but ICG doesn’t get the love the others do. That being said there is no substitute for learning to grade as I’ve seen some really questionable grades from all of them. Buy what you like and you will be happy ! That is a beautiful chain cent!! There is no way id ever be able to afford anything graded close o that tried to buy one raw that may graded a 3 or 4 couple weeks ago at an auction and still was to rich for my blood. The morgan i feel is unergraded but i only just start learning to grade. Most learning from pcgs coin app with the photo grading. I know more now than i did that for sure. Thanks for the pics and info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAnsley Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 @Jason Abshier @Coinbuf thank yall as well for yalls opinions. I only own to slabbed real coins there both ngc and the icg is online auction and he bid quite low for the coin and grade it states it is. Ive always been fond of the 3 cent silvers just never had one that the detail could really be seen one. So why was asking. Anyhow thanks again guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
