I recently learned that you can send in proof sets for certification. Do the TPG's grade a flat-pack as a whole? Or do they break them out, grade and encapsulate them individually?
My understanding is that they will grade them as a "set" and encapsulate them together. Thats the good news. The bad news is that the set will receive the grade of the lowest grade coin in the set. You can break them out and have them graded separately if you wish. Allen
One option : NGC will grade each coin seperately. All coins are in one common holder, but the certificate has an independent grade for each coin. http://www.ngccoin.com/images/multi-coin/ph6-Coin-Multi.jpg http://www.ngccoin.com/services/multi-coin.asp
At NGC you can have the coins graded separately of in a single multi-coin holder In the mutli-coin they will still assign a grade to each coin. At PCGS you will almost certainly get the coins in individual holders. PCGS does have a multi-coin holder but claim they don't. Being able to get a multi-coin holder from them seems to be a matter of who you are and how much you are submitting. ANACS, ICG, DGS, or SEGS would all slab the coins individually. No multi-coin holders. WCGS does slab the old flat packs in a single holder without removing the coins from the original holder, but since they are a bottom tier company, why would you want to bother.
Do you have a picture of a PCGS multi-coin holder? I have never seen one and would be interested in seeing what they look like.
First Google searches reveal: PCGS: http://www.paradisemint.com/2007-Pr...Set-PCGS-PR69-DCAM-Multi-Holder_p_56-611.html NGC: http://www.gainesvillecoins.com/products/32087/2007-SUSCladProofBoxSet.aspx
First, to the best of my knowledge NO reliable TPG will certify/grade US Mint coins in their original packaging. EXCEPTION: NGC will grade GSA coins in their original packaging, but with some caveats. Here's what a proof set looks like in a NGC multicoin holder: I sent my 1952 and 1953 proof sets in mostly to see what they would look like. I lucked out because both of the half dollars ended up graded high enough to make the submission worthwhile.
I have to agree sets coming back such as yours are worth certifying and grading. Extremely nice set, I'd love to have it. Thanks for sharing that one! Allen
How much did the service cost? I have several 50's proof sets that might be worthy of suha service. I guess once I get my camera setup rolling to take more meaningful pics I will do such and post them to see if you guys believe it is worth the price. But I have been curious about the cost of certification of proof sets & singular coins and quantity vs a few pieces at a time.
The cost is the same as single coins times 5 (after all you are getting 5 coins graded.) Sets dated 1955 and newer are $12.50 times the number of coins. Sets dated before 1955 are $16.00 times the number of coins. In my case it was $16 x 5 = $80. That's why I was happy the half dollars came out as good as they did.
