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<p>[QUOTE="Razor, post: 593887, member: 18742"]I see now the <a href="http://www.pcgs.com/grading_list.chtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/grading_list.chtml" rel="nofollow">PCGS fee schedule</a> says the minimum shipping charge is for 1 to 5 coins. That's a bit more cost effective I suppose.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm just a sometimes casual collector, although I'm viewing this Lincoln dollar as an investment. Moreso if it is indeed MS70. If I join the PCGS Collectors Club now I see they're running a quarterly special where they'll grade any one Lincoln coin for free (through June). For the $50 membership fee that might be worth it. The question then becomes do I have anything else to submit over the next 12 months to spread out the cost of membership. Right now the answer is, "no".</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm going to a coin show this weekend. Can anyone suggest a ballpark figure for what a dealer might charge Joe Blow walking in off the street to have a coin graded by PCGS? It would be a neat test to find out if my estimate is correct. And if I'm wrong it won't kill me. I'd consider it a learning experience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Razor, post: 593887, member: 18742"]I see now the [URL="http://www.pcgs.com/grading_list.chtml"]PCGS fee schedule[/URL] says the minimum shipping charge is for 1 to 5 coins. That's a bit more cost effective I suppose. I'm just a sometimes casual collector, although I'm viewing this Lincoln dollar as an investment. Moreso if it is indeed MS70. If I join the PCGS Collectors Club now I see they're running a quarterly special where they'll grade any one Lincoln coin for free (through June). For the $50 membership fee that might be worth it. The question then becomes do I have anything else to submit over the next 12 months to spread out the cost of membership. Right now the answer is, "no". I'm going to a coin show this weekend. Can anyone suggest a ballpark figure for what a dealer might charge Joe Blow walking in off the street to have a coin graded by PCGS? It would be a neat test to find out if my estimate is correct. And if I'm wrong it won't kill me. I'd consider it a learning experience.[/QUOTE]
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