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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tamaracian, post: 2046922, member: 23122&quot;]THE 3 MAJOR GRADING SERVICES (TPGs):&nbsp; If your&#039;re thinking of using either NGC or PCGS to do your grading you will have to have at least a basic membership (NGC Collectors Society-Associate @ $39/yr or PCGS Collectors Club-Silver @49/yr), or else go through a Coin Dealer.&nbsp; You could also use ANACS which is open to anyone; their costs are lower than NGC/PCGS, but their slabbed coins generally bring less upon resale than the equivalent graded NGC/PCGS coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have found, based upon my past submissions, that in general for NGC/PCGS grading--using the ECONOMY Tier for reference (and assuming no additional service, e.g. Variety)--expect to pay for (1) ONE coin approximately $70.&nbsp; Why $70:&nbsp; your outbound shipping cost (e.g. Priority Mail or Registered) + Insurance; The TPGs charges (Submission Fee + Tier Grading Fee + Return Shipping AND mandatory Insurance).&nbsp; The TPGs will mandate that you specify the value for EACH coin, and they will use that value for the return shipping Insurance.&nbsp; IF you have a FedEx, or USPS Express Mail Account and private insurance (e.g. ShipandInsure) you can stipulate that the TPG uses one of those approved Shippers and YOU will insure your own shipment; this can save you money over the TPGs usual method of using USPS Registered Mail w/Insurance for the return shipment to you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you have multiple coins to submit, the Shipping/Handling and Insurance costs are obviously spread out over the total number of coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As several other members have said, the TPGs have detailed submission instructions and PDF Forms on their websites.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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