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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1300804, member: 19065&quot;]Yeah! Joe told me about that idea too. It was a great idea! I hadn&#039;t thought about it for the A25 set.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those who send in sets to be graded with &#039;First Strike&#039; designations, they have to send in the whole sealed mint shipping container, with presentation box, capsules, coins and customer receipt from the Mint, COA all included. TPGs usually state they do not return the materials after grading, just slabbed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b22222"><i>EDIT</i>: </span></b>At least as far as NGC submissions are concerned with regards to return of OGP for one&#039;s A25 sets, <a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=2409&amp;NGC-label-for-25-anniversary-eagle-sets" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=2409&amp;NGC-label-for-25-anniversary-eagle-sets" rel="nofollow">from this article on NGC.com</a>&nbsp; <i>via</i> <a href="http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&amp;Main=239393&amp;Number=5212776#Post5212776" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&amp;Main=239393&amp;Number=5212776#Post5212776" rel="nofollow">Collectors Society</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b>&quot;Original Mint packaging will <u>not</u> be returned unless requested on the submission form. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd"><b></b></span><span style="color: #0000cd"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000cd">◊ <b>If requested, a surcharge of $1 per set will be assessed for this service.</b></span> </p><p>◊ Write “Return Mint Packaging” clearly on the submission form.&nbsp; </p><p>◊ The Mint packaging including capsules will be returned with graded&nbsp; coins. The weight of the original Mint packaging is approx. 3 lbs.,<span style="color: #0000cd"> <b>and&nbsp; you will be charged for the postage to return it. &quot;</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>They don&#039;t indicate what carrier nor rate they will use for return of the OGP, nor if it will be sent back with your submission or separately, but it could be more than one wants to pay in shipping just to recover the OGP.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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