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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1746250, member: 27832&quot;]I&#039;ve accumulated several coins that I&#039;d really like to get slabbed for resale -- mostly to be authenticated and given details grades. I was leaning toward ANACS because of their numeric details grades and, of course, their lower prices. I recognize that ANACS gets less respect today than PCGS or NGC, but for a details coin or simple authentication, I&#039;m not sure how much difference it makes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just realized that ANACS will be accepting on-site submissions at a local show later this month. I think it&#039;s a sign. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The flyer mentions special show pricing, although I&#039;m not sure what that means -- I was excited when I saw the &quot;Summer Special&quot; ad on anacs.com, until I saw that it expired June 30.</p><p><br /></p><p>What can I expect from on-site submission? I&#039;m assuming that the paperwork is the same as for online/mail submission, and that I wouldn&#039;t have to pay outbound shipping, but I&#039;d still have to pay return shipping/insurance. I assume that the do NOT do on-site grading, and even if they did, I don&#039;t have anything that would be likely to justify the premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>My big question: how do you value a coin (for selecting a tier) if it&#039;s impaired, or if you aren&#039;t sure whether it will grade? Here are a couple of examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) A proof Trade dollar, holed, engraved, and beaten up from use as jewelry. I assumed it wasn&#039;t genuine, but I&#039;ve shown it to several dealers, and each said it&#039;s probably the real deal. Undamaged, it would be worth thousands. In its current state, it might or might not break $500. (Edit: never mind -- I just saw in the ANACS fine print that they don&#039;t certify holed coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> What the heck? PCGS and NGC do...)</p><p><br /></p><p>2) A 1901-S Barber half with high VF detail, but some pitting/dings on the cheek. I&#039;ve gotten conflicting opinions on whether it&#039;ll grade. If it does, it&#039;s probably well over $500; if not, well, it still might break $500 with the right buyer, but the odds are slim. (In fact, if it graded cleanly at ANACS, I might consider trying to cross it to NGC or PCGS before selling it.)</p><p><br /></p><p>How <i>do</i> you assign coins to a value tier, for ANACS or any other service, if you think (but aren&#039;t sure) that the coin may have issues?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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