Just joined NGC and first submission to conservation

Good morning fellow collectors,

Last week I joined the ncg family. I have been struggling with the notion of joining a third party grading company as well as slabing coins.

All my collection is raw and in my oppinion there are some coins/tokens medals that should stay raw. But the coins I will be slabing are my kingdom coins from 1922-1942. I think they have a place in slabs and conservation is for me one of the factors. These coins are very hard to find in UNC/BU condition so they need to get the best protection for the future possible.

I´m going to send them all to NGC conservation to conserve and stabilize them

One these are these beautys





These are so hard to find in this condtion.

Now i´m scared ****less of shipping these as it would take me years and might not even be possible to find them again. But I know that the chance of these getting lost are slim as I work in the express shipping buisness and know how to protect them.

This is all farily new to me and i´m hoping i´m getting it right what coins to send for the conservation but as with everything you have to learn from mistakes.

Siggi:thumb:

 

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I really don't know what would be the preferred method of shipping from overseas to NGC. Have you called them to determine which would be the safest method? I'd really hate to learn that your submission got lost in transit somehow.

Good luck, Siggi!

Chris

 

You can always go to a show where the NGC is and drop them off there. Good excuse to visit the US&A.

Nevertheless, I just received my 1st NGC shipment back from them this week. No issues with the package or the coins once I got them back.
I also received my 2nd PCGS submission back this week and again, no issues with the package or the coins in there. My first PCGS submission of 8 coins yeilded 4 no-grades (back when they would "body bag" the coin). This most recent submission yeilded 1 Genuine.


If you want to conserve the coins, one of the NGC's sister companies is the NCS. I think you want to preserve your coins in slabs and get them graded. Thus the NGC is the route you are taking. A little nit-pick at your post, but I do not think your sending your coins in for a professional cleaning and slabbing.

I await the results of your first submission.

 

Thanks Chris, I have delt with lost shipments for over 6 years now and I know the express/shipping buisness inside out. Shipments get lost but it is very small percentige

Thank you Vroomer, I'm sending the coins to NCS But regarding going to America good idea but I wont be untill late this summer or January and I cant wait that long

 

I understand, I have "ants in the pants" too sometimes.

 

Best of Luck Siggi!,
I am considering sending the 1930 set in, I understand the fear, LOL. I may just wait till the June Baltimore Show and hand deliver them.

Keep us Posted!
Mark

 

Siggi,

Since you have never submitted to NGC before, I was suggesting that you get their feedback on what seems to work best from the shipments they have received.

Chris

 

I have been sending my Icelandic coins to NCS and NGC for 6 years now and never had a problem with shipping and as far as to sending these coins in for conservation,,, it will not hurt them to have a look at them,, there is always something on a coin that can be a problem down the road and if you have a rare coin like Siggi's 1925 Kronur in BU then whats the harm of it ,,,for the 20 bucks more,,,, its well worth it for a peace of mind.

 

Agreed

 

^^^ Mr. Positive ^^^:rollling:

 

I believe what Siggi is trying to accomplish by sending those coins to NCS is to verify that there is absolutely nothing on the coins surface that will harm them in the long run. Not to improve the apperance but to preserve it. The coins he is going to submit are VERY hard to find, I see no harm in wanting to give them the best care he can. I plan on doing the same with a few of my coins as well. Having the peace of mind knowing they are free of any nasties that may harm them is PRICELESS.

 

+1 :thumb:

 

I was thinking about starting a NGC thread about my latest submission but will use this one. I've got my second submission in, a bunch of nice peace dollars, when I sent them the longest tier for time was the economy at 25 days. I see know on the website that it is about 36 days, wow is all I can say. I called when they received them and that is when I thought the clock started, but I guess I am wrong as it is taking forever to get these things back. It's my peace dollar set that I have been working on for years and worry about those dollars almost as much as my kids. They have been out a long freakin time. I called NGC they said they need more graders, they also said that they would email me once sent and that was two weeks ago, at that point in time the coins had been graded and were getting slabbed and waiting for QC than shipping. My point is I have been happy with them whenever I call them and from the last time I sent coins to them, but do they always get this far behind?

BTW, Siggi Palma those are some nice coins. What are you thinking NCS will do to them, are you thinking they might have some PVC on them?

 

Tater it has almost been my experience almost without exception that the coins NEVER come back from the TPG soon enough, regardless of grading company or tier of service.

Whenever I send coins, it takes forever. I always credit my "enthusiasm to have them back" for my seeming lack of patience.

 

Tater, there are a few things which you should keep in mind. It's possible that you already understand these things, but for the sake of others who may not, here goes:

1) Turnaround times are in business days. Weekends are not included.

2) Turnaround times are only estimates, and will vary depending on the number of actual submissions. It's best to try to time your submissions so that they do not coincide with any of the new Mint releases such as the hockey pucks, first spouses, SAE's, proof sets, etc. When these are released, there are usually a lot of bulk submissions from the large, national dealers.

3) You should also time your submission so that it doesn't coincide with any of the larger shows where NGC has a presence. NGC will always have a certain number of graders and other technicians at these shows, and even more than normal when they are running a special promotion for a particular show such as the $30 onsite grading special for Morgan and Peace dollars at the CSNS Show.

4) One particularly busy time of the year to try to avoid is the holiday period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. If anyone is contemplating having coins graded as holiday gifts, you would probably be better off submitting them in August or September at the latest.

5) I've always had good luck with submissions that I have turned in at the FUN Show in January. Turnaround times have almost always been 21 business days or less.

Chris

 

Turned in coins to PCGS and NGC at the Baltimore show on 3/31/11.

PGCS reported "received": 4/6/11 "8 free for joining"

NGC reported "received": 4/4/11 "Early Bird"

PCGS coins delivered to my house: 5/6/11

NGC coins delivered to my house: 5/4/11


When they take direct submissions at shows, their turnaround times get a little longer.

 

I would rather take my chances with the mail, than TSA.

 

What is TSA ??????