I have been hearing differant arguments when submitting coins for certification and grading, so I would appreciate yours... I travel throughout the Southeast and when I have some time, I like to drop in on some of the local coin shops to see what they have in stock. You know of woman that can't walk through a show store without buying a pair, well I am like that to some degree when it comes to looking at coins. At least my coins are still with me...can't say the same for my ex-wife's shoe collection. I picked up over the last year about 15 to 20 slabs from what I would call "second-tier" slabbing companies other than PCGS, NGC, ICG or ANACS. The coins look great because I bought the coin and not the slab...but I know that if I got nearly the same grade of the particular coin in a PCGS or NGC holder, then they would be worth way more than the "second" tiered slabs. I know about submitting coins for a "cross-over" versus submitting them raw. I often wondered if the graders at say, PCGS which would receive a coin slabbed by company "X", would say to themselves..."Here's a coin slabbed by those jokers at X company...you might as well already deduct 2 grades from their grade before we even look at it." Or should I break them out and send them in raw? That way, there are no preconceived notions on the coin. I know that companies like PCGS wouldn't break out a coin if you designate a minimum grade on the form, but they still charge you for it. Thoughts??
Almost everyone I know who has a lot of experience with the crossover game insist that you will have MUCH better results cracking them out and submitting them raw.
It depends on which company originally graded the coins. More often than not, it is better to submit raw.
