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Fun with ICG - My Long Journey Toward Dementia

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cpm9ball

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ICG graded very well their first year of operation, and I have owned a number of nice coins graded in that year. Too bad ICG's reputation has deteriorated to put them now out of the PCGS/NGC/ANACS group.

I don't put ANACS in that group either. Not after James Taylor bought the company and started over grading moderns to sell on TV.

 

Scott

 

Agreed!

 

Chris

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PerryHall

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ICG graded very well their first year of operation, and I have owned a number of nice coins graded in that year. Too bad ICG's reputation has deteriorated to put them now out of the PCGS/NGC/ANACS group.

I don't put ANACS in that group either. Not after James Taylor bought the company and started over grading moderns to sell on TV.

 

Scott

 

First Tier---NGS & PCGS

Second Tier---ICG & ANACS

Everyone else

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cpm9ball

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ICG graded very well their first year of operation, and I have owned a number of nice coins graded in that year. Too bad ICG's reputation has deteriorated to put them now out of the PCGS/NGC/ANACS group.

I don't put ANACS in that group either. Not after James Taylor bought the company and started over grading moderns to sell on TV.

 

Scott

 

First Tier---NGS & PCGS

Second Tier---ICG & ANACS

Everyone else

 

1st Tier - NGC (based on friendliness & customer service)

2nd Tier - PCGS

3rd Tier - ANACS & ICG (in alphabetical order)

4th Tier - Doesn't matter!

 

Chris

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ICG graded very well their first year of operation, and I have owned a number of nice coins graded in that year. Too bad ICG's reputation has deteriorated to put them now out of the PCGS/NGC/ANACS group.

I don't put ANACS in that group either. Not after James Taylor bought the company and started over grading moderns to sell on TV.

 

Scott

 

First Tier---NGS & PCGS

Second Tier---ICG & ANACS

Everyone else

 

1st Tier - NGC (based on friendliness & customer service)

2nd Tier - PCGS

3rd Tier - ANACS & ICG (in alphabetical order)

4th Tier - Doesn't matter!

 

Chris

I agree with Chris
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Schatzy

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1st Tier - NGC (based on friendliness & customer service)

2nd Tier - PCGS

3rd Tier - ANACS & ICG (in alphabetical order)

4th Tier - Doesn't matter!

 

Chris

I agree with Chris

 

I also agree 100% (thumbs u

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Coindude

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1st Tier - NGC (based on friendliness & customer service)

2nd Tier - PCGS

3rd Tier - ANACS & ICG (in alphabetical order)

4th Tier - Doesn't matter!

 

Chris

The problem with this theory is that prices don't reflect that. Although, I have to agree that NGC has better people, more friendly and better customer service, the prices realized would tend to differ from that opinion.

 

1st tier: PCGS (only because of prices realized)

1st tier lower level: NGC

2nd tier: Is there anyone you'd really trust after this?

3rd tier: ANACS

4th tier: ICG and probably DCGS (I think that's the name)

 

Anyhow, sorry to disagree with you guys, but that's the reality here.

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RJP

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Funny stuff, This is now on my watch list. I hope others will bite on it and post their favorite items when they get them slab. I just can't believe it. But maybe ICG doesn't grade all items (or most) anymore.

Thanks for the great reading. I am glad It was brought back to the top again since I am new to here.

Bob :signfunny:

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Nutmeg Coin

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Rumor has it that when certain leading variety experts die and are embalmed ICG has expressed its willingness to produce a special huge sarcophagus slab with custom details on the label for the big event!

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Coindude

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Does gmarguli post anymore?
Yes--from time to time.
it's been about as rare as a James post as of late! I miss those sometimes angry Greg offerings. plus he always had the angry smiley working for him.
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cpm9ball

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Rumor has it that when certain leading variety experts die and are embalmed ICG has expressed its willingness to produce a special huge sarcophagus slab with custom details on the label for the big event!

 

It is net-graded for improper handling................"Details - Pallbearers"

 

Chris

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coinman_23885

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Have you tried numismatically themed chocolate wrapped in foil? 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

Have you tried numismatically themed chocolate wrapped in foil? 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

Yeah, Tom, move them back and forth from the refrigerator to the top of a radiator and see if they tone.

 

Chris

 

(thumbs u

 

This thread always makes me chuckle.

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cpm9ball

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They certified a few worthless tokens that a dealer chose to submit; and they did not certify the fish hook.

 

The only reason they didn't certify it was because it didn't come with the "line & sinker". What bidiot in his right mind would go for it?

 

Chris

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coinman1794

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They certified a few worthless tokens that a dealer chose to submit; and they did not certify the fish hook.

 

The only reason they didn't certify it was because it didn't come with the "line & sinker". What bidiot in his right mind would go for it?

 

Chris

 

I can agree that they would do well to have a standards on what is eligible for certification. However, it is not as though they put out a full page ad in CoinWorld offering to slab mint set tokens and the like. From their perspective, they were accommodating a paying customer.

 

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