Is PCI Grading Company Still in business?

Is the PCI grading company still in business? I know they didn't used to have a very good reputation for grading accurately except for the green label holders, but they did have a very good holder and were cheap.

Thanks!

 

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http://pcicoins.com/

 

It wasn't all the green-label holders, either. Only those from the early 90s and before (more or less) are considered to be the good ones.

 

I think for $7.00 I may some in...these would be ones I would not bother to have slabed.

 

I went to their web site and tried to send them a email, but it didn't send. Here is the failure message "Please try later or contact the administrator by another method."

Has anyone on the forum sent them any coins lately?

 

I think they are out of business AGAIN. They have had at least seven owners under that name, plus DLRC owned and ran it as DGS for a year. (Two of the owners have been since DGS closed down.)

 

I tried to send a email from their site it didn't work so copied & pasted the address and sent it from my email account still waiting for a answer

 

I have this - bought from someone that is on this site I think. Very nice coin but I probably overpaid for it as the I bid the picture not the holder...still I think it is nice...I have NO idea if it was one of the good ones or not..

 

I called them on the number listed on their website yesterday and left a message about submitting coins, but have not received a answer yet. I printed out one of their submission forms and it has a wrong telephone number on it, when I called it I got a Hair Loss Center company.

 

PCI has had more lives than a cat, and has lost many of them rather quickly. I haven't had a need to send them any coins since 1992.

 

You're working pretty darn hard to lessen the liquidity of your coins.

 

Q: Is PCI Grading Company Still in business?

A: Unfortunately, yes.

 

What do you base that statement on?

 

Hairclub for men no doubt. If you don't want to lose your scalp, tread no further......

 

http://www.fleur-de-coin.com/articles/grading-companies

 

Stupid question, but how can every company be below average (cost and turnaround)? Or even average or below (4 of them)?

 

Average is not the arithmetic mean but a label given to acceptable performance. They probably should have used adequate or acceptable instead of average. The survey had flaws but does reveal a theme that has been discussed here on CT many times, that PCGS and NGC are the two top tier TPGs.

 

Oh, I knew what they meant and I was probably being a bit quirky, but really ........

 

Was this the piece auctioned by Kryptonitecomics in a no reserve $1 auction either late last year or early this year? If so, I believe I was the consignor. And if it is the same coin, my thoughts after seeing the coin in hand is that the coin sold for what PCGS/NGC samples of the coin's true grade/quality were selling for. I don't think it was that bad at all. And it is far nicer than most of the stuff that you see in the gold holders though.

 

I believe you are correct.

Well I just do not think it is a PR68 DCAM. It is a beautiful coin nonetheless and I was satisfied with my purchase. The wife was involved in this one and said GET IT, so I did. If is was that grade in a PCGS/NGC holder it would have went for a lot more. I think it is a PR67 CAM for sure, DCAM is iffy as I have slabbed examples that are better from the Big Two that only CAM. Grade wise, it was off one, but maybe it would be a 68, I am not good enough to know yet.

You are spot on on this one. 100%

All in all I am glad and it was a good purchase as it got the wife involved and you take much better pictures than I do..