I'm new here and apologize if there is a more appropriate forum for this question. Does anyone have experience sending coins graded by TPGs for re-grading or cross-over grading? I'm trying to figure out if it's generally a positive experience, generally a negative experience, or if there are no generalities at all. I've heard, for instance, that a coin originally graded a 20 years ago is more likely to upgrade than one that was graded recently. Thank you for patience and any thoughts you may have.
The simple answer is it all just depends on the coin. There are under graded coins and over graded coins in every slab generation and every slab generation consists of mostly properly graded coins. About the only real advantage older slabs have is if they were before plus grading was introduced so that would be the first time they were eligible for that and there almost certainly are some that would have gotten it if it was around at the time.
Forgot to mention, crossovers are always at a disadvantage compared to a raw coin as well since they are grading through a slab and they will be extra conservative when they do that.
It looks like the right forum. You'd have better luck posting photos of a coin you want to crossover and get our opinions.
I did the best I could and I know it's not very good. And, yes, even getting a "+" would be worth it.
We are now beyond the realm of my expertise, but that looks like an old slab and one you'd want to keep that coin in. Maybe it's one to submit to CAC?
Sounds like a plan. Thanks. I'm guess that if CAC doesn't like it at 64, neither PCGS nor NGC will like it at 65.
I don't think so, as he said he's new to coins. So he'll need to go to a dealer/collector who has CAC submission privileges. I like the coin, the strike seems to be excellent. If the luster is good too, it may have a chance to upgrade. Of course better pics of both obv and rev are needed first...
Collectors can be members of CAC, but he would need to be a member which is free. Collector members actually don't get charged for things that don't sticker. Not always but if CAC doesn't sticker it the chances are significantly lower that it would upgrade.
