J P M Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 In my NGC Nickels registry sets I have NGC and PCGS coins. I know NGC has two FS designations 5 FS and 6FS .PCGS only has one FS designation. When I look at my registry PCGS coins they are designated and priced for NGC 5 step designated coins. Why is that when I know my PCGS coins are 6 FS and are priced accordingly on the PCGS coin lookup as a full FS coin. Is it just automatic that they consider all PCGS coins are all 5 FS coins. I know the price guide is never 100% accurate but the price difference between a 6 FS coin and a 5 FS coin can be as much as $75 or more. I thank NGC for allowing PCGS coins in the registry it makes life a lot easier building sets but I also use the registry as a reference on the value of the coins. For me if there is a big price difference it makes it more difficult to keep track of the monetary value of the sets. Thank you JP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 PCGS only requires 5 full steps to give the designation of FS, and as PCGS does not differentiate between 5 and 6 steps by default they are considered to be 5 full steps. The software has no way to know if the PCGS coin you have has only the PCGS requirement of 5 full steps or all 6. Ali E. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 9:35 PM, Coinbuf said: PCGS only requires 5 full steps to give the designation of FS, and as PCGS does not differentiate between 5 and 6 steps by default they are considered to be 5 full steps. The software has no way to know if the PCGS coin you have has only the PCGS requirement of 5 full steps or all 6. Thanks Coinbuff. I had a feeling that was the reason but I figure it was easier to ask then to just assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
