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<p>[QUOTE="JimC04268, post: 2472723, member: 80583"]Howdy all,</p><p><br /></p><p>Just some info to share about grading costs. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found a coin that I like and I'd like to get it graded and slabbed. It's worth $10-$20, depending on which website, book or manual you look at and believe <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I looked at PCGS. After figuring out all of their 'fees' form all the charts and graphs they have, this is what I came up with:</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd need to become a 'Member' of PCGS, costing a minimum pf $69.00</p><p>I then would pay $20.00 for the grading service.</p><p>Then, I would pay $21.95 just to have the coin returned to me via insured priority mail.</p><p><br /></p><p>This seems a bit steep to grade a coin that is estimated to be worth about $10 - $20 and since I've had no experience with submitting coins, I reached out to PCGS to verify my information. In addition, I asked if using the grading companies is exclusive to dealers of high volumes of coins, because it seems out of reach for new collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was their response:</p><p><br /></p><p><no response yet></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So far it's been 5 days and I haven't heard from them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JimC04268, post: 2472723, member: 80583"]Howdy all, Just some info to share about grading costs. I found a coin that I like and I'd like to get it graded and slabbed. It's worth $10-$20, depending on which website, book or manual you look at and believe :) So, I looked at PCGS. After figuring out all of their 'fees' form all the charts and graphs they have, this is what I came up with: I'd need to become a 'Member' of PCGS, costing a minimum pf $69.00 I then would pay $20.00 for the grading service. Then, I would pay $21.95 just to have the coin returned to me via insured priority mail. This seems a bit steep to grade a coin that is estimated to be worth about $10 - $20 and since I've had no experience with submitting coins, I reached out to PCGS to verify my information. In addition, I asked if using the grading companies is exclusive to dealers of high volumes of coins, because it seems out of reach for new collectors. This was their response: <no response yet> So far it's been 5 days and I haven't heard from them.[/QUOTE]
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