went to the coin dealer in evansville Indiana this morning to check on getting my liberty spouse graded but it was 77.00 does that seem to much? i did not do it
I've always been curious about submitting through a dealer. I mean if he submits it with his ..how do you know which one is which ..you could get a 70 but he could tell you that you only got a 69 and keep your 70 as his.
I'm not sure for PCGS but for NGC you would need to see the entry on the invoice. The serial number on the NGC slab is the invoice number - then the line number or sequential coin number on the invoice. A serial number of 824849-023 would be the 23rd coin on invoice #824849.
If you don't trust the dealer enough not to do this, then you shouldn't be submitting thru that dealer and may want to rethink patronizing that dealer period.
Thank you for your pearls of wisdom...and stating the obvious. Be that as it may, you neglected to answer to question. You have 3 unc jeffs, he has 3 unc jeffs, you list all of them on the invoice, put them in flips and send them off. How is anyone to know for sure whos is whos?
You can submit through PCGS one coin under the service Express Special which is $50 per coin. They have a handling fee of $5, plus shipping which is $13.60. That may be how he arrived at $70. The way to do it would be to have it submitted as a seperate order with your own order number and then it would be kept seperate from other coins. I submit myself and don't use a dealer though just so you know. Also once you get your coin you could call PCGS and ask what the coin number was issued with that order and then check it against the coin you received.
You wouldn't. That's why you make sure that the dealer submits yours separately. And of course you only use a dealer that you would trust to do just that.
Well let me make the obvious more clear for you. You have trust that the dealer isn't going to switch them and will submit them properly. A simple note on the invoice indicating which 3 were his and which 3 are yours would be enough. The coins will be graded in the order submitted - if submitted properly by noting the invoice line and coin number on the flips. When they are returned to the dealer, you can tell by the insert number which were yours and which were his.
Just as a comparison I sent in some coins to be graded First Strike today and after all the shipping and other costs it came out to $50 per coin so it isn't cheap. If you only had one and wanted it graded First strike I could see sending it in but if you can wait until you get more coins them you can submit yourself after you become a member of PCGS.
Thank you Captain Obvious for your clarity. I actually prefer the previous answer submitted by GDJMSP. Thank you for your time and have a nice day.
