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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3986954, member: 27832"]Looks like I must have fallen off their mailing list. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I've submitted to ANACS for the reasons discussed above -- checking against my own grading skills, authenticating gold, saving money over The Big Two. But their specials often aren't all that special once you factor in shipping and other fees; the last time I took advantage of their "grade two for free" promotion, even submitting them at a local show instead of mailing them, I ended up spending close to $30 for my two "free" coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did just jump on Insider's $10 ICG offer, using it to slab a number of gold coins. ANACS' specials usually have a $500 value limit per coin, and often specifically exclude gold. The ICG offer was the first $10 offer I've seen that would let me submit eagles and double eagles. Most of the coins in this batch will probably earn only a little premium over melt, so this is all about (a) authentication and (b) checking my work on grade estimation -- I don't think any of them would ever pay back the cost of PCGS or NGC submission. (In the unlikely event that the 1911 quarter-eagle turns out to be a weak D, I win, though!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3986954, member: 27832"]Looks like I must have fallen off their mailing list. :( I've submitted to ANACS for the reasons discussed above -- checking against my own grading skills, authenticating gold, saving money over The Big Two. But their specials often aren't all that special once you factor in shipping and other fees; the last time I took advantage of their "grade two for free" promotion, even submitting them at a local show instead of mailing them, I ended up spending close to $30 for my two "free" coins. I did just jump on Insider's $10 ICG offer, using it to slab a number of gold coins. ANACS' specials usually have a $500 value limit per coin, and often specifically exclude gold. The ICG offer was the first $10 offer I've seen that would let me submit eagles and double eagles. Most of the coins in this batch will probably earn only a little premium over melt, so this is all about (a) authentication and (b) checking my work on grade estimation -- I don't think any of them would ever pay back the cost of PCGS or NGC submission. (In the unlikely event that the 1911 quarter-eagle turns out to be a weak D, I win, though!)[/QUOTE]
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