I'm getting ready to head out for my first visit to SilverTowne in Winchester. Here is what I'll inquire about while there: 1. I have a potential 1955 D/S variety Jeff Nickel. I will ask about them submitting to PCGS (would you recommend PCGS over NGC or vice-versa?). 2. I have some Proof Sets/Silver Proof Sets and ASE...gonna see what kind of store credit they would give me for them. 3. I am taking my 1909 VDB S lincoln cent (ungraded but probably F-VF...corroded)...I am hoping to possibly upgrade it. 4. Check out the place...I've never been there and I only live 45 mins away. Should be an interesting afternoon. Anybody ever been there? Advice and/or suggestions? Thanks.
"Potential"? You want to be certain before submitting, and be reasonably sure it will grade out at a level that will not leave you buried. As for which service, take a gander at variety attribution fees and go from there. Perhaps someone can correct me if wrong, but I believe PCGS requires the fee and will only label 501, while NGC will generically label as D/S but require the fee to properly attribute.
Well...interesting visit. Here's how it went: 1. I asked about the nickel...the lady took it to a grader but he wasn't sure because they "didn't deal with many variety coins". She looked up the fees to submit to NGC and if the coin costs less than $100, it would cost me about $50. I said no thanks. 2. They gave me comparable price to what my proof sets were selling for on ebay. But there was no extra for store credit. I asked about ASE and she told me that they pay $19.20 regardless of date. I said...so if I had 1996 or 1998 ASE, it would still be $19.20? She sad yes. I didn't sell my three 1997 ASEs. 3. They didn't have any 1909s vdb in stock so no upgrade for me. I did sell my proof sets and traded them for a 2011 & 2013 proof sets, and some cent and half dollar proof coins that I needed. It was a good experience but the lady kinda seemed like I was wasting her time. She wasn't rude but something about her demeanor was a little strange. However she didn't try to convince me to buy bullion or anything else. Overall, I give the trip a 7/10. Not sure I'll revisit anytime soon but it was a good experience. Sent from my SCH-S738C using Tapatalk
I've bought from them online before and am curious for your opinions of the store. I live in MI and travel to Indy so I might want to stop by.
