I have decided to join the ANA!

Hello Everybody! :smile
I have been think about joining the ANA for a very long time now, and think that I should join because of the benefits of joining!:thumb: I saw that you can send coins into NGC and NCS! You also get a magazine, free admission to all ANA shows and many more! I will have a basic membership for 1-Year Billing Increments and I will join as a Junior Member!:yes: I will send it in by mail with I get a chance tomorrow! I just have a few questions! First: Do they accept Cash as payment ? I will send it by mail so idk... I may just ask my mom to write a check or use her credit card and I will pay her! Second: When your one-year is up , do you have to sign up all over again, or can they send you a bill? Third: When you send it by mail do they email you a id card for ANA or something?

Thanks in advance and I cant wait to join!
-Taylor

 

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Never put cash in the mail.

 

Oh.....Really? Would they acept it if I did? :smile
-Taylor

 

Only if it got there is the problem. Have Mom put it on her card much safer.

 

Consider signing-up over the ANA's secure Website or you can call them on the phone. Have your Mom ready with her credit card for the one time billing. It sounds like you may be a YN so you should make sure that you pay the correct discounted amount for a YN. They will send you a bill each year where you can then decide to pay by check or credit card as you continue your membership.

 

Go here.....http://www.money.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Membership/Benefits/default.htm

 

Yeah...I am a YN and I am planning on paying the YN Price! I will ask my mom to put it on her card! She is REALLY not wanting to do that type of thing! I will beg! :smile
-Taylor

 

Do a search of American Numismatic Ass. and the new menbership link is on their home page. Tried to put up a link for you but got blocked for some reason.

 

If she doesn't want to put it on her card and you have the money in hand, send a money order. They are safe to send through the mail (if lost or stolen you can get them canceled or refunded to you) and the ANA will have no problem accepting them. they will accept the cash too, it is just that it isn't really the safest thing to do. If it gets lost or stolen it's gone.

 

I should know this but what is a money order? :smile-
Taylor

 

It works like a check and is a form of "guaranteed" payment. You purchase the money order for the amount you want to send plus usually about 50 cents. The business or post office fills out the amount and you fill in who to pay it to and who it is from then you mail it to the recipient. They can treat it like a check and deposit it or in the case of a postal money order they can take it to the post office and they will cash it right there at the window. I say it is a "guaranteed" form of payment because they are not written until you have turned over the money for the order so the recipient knows the money is there to cover it. (Kind of like a cashiers check at the bank where they will withdraw the amount of the cashier check from your account and hold it until the check is cashed.) most people prefere Postal money orders from the post office because they tend to be the safest, they can be cashed at any post office, and if you receive one even if you don't want to cash it the post office can verify that it is good. (Blank postal money orders do get stolen but the PO keeps a record of all the serial numbers so they can check to see if the presented order is printed on a stolen blank. This is a little more questionable with money order sold by other businesses.) Overall Money Orders are a pretty convenient way for people who don't have bank accounts to send and receive money safely through the mail.

 

Thanks! I will probably ask my mom to put it on her card or just take a risk with mailing money!

 

(Sorry to take this a little off topic...)

Taylor101, are you a member of the Fremont Coin Club?

http://www.fremontcoinclub.org/

... and it turns out that they have a meeting *tonight*!

 

Yeah! I am! I am going to it! Are you?

 

It's a little far for me here in Texas. But I know at least one and probably several members from when I used to live in NoCal. I went to a couple of meetings many years ago, and it was always a good, enjoyable club. And they always put on a good coin show.

 

Good move. I get so many magazines in the mail that I opted for the electronic version online. Their magazine is usually really good.

As far as submitting coins to NGC, it is not a cheap venture. First, you have to come up with a selection worth sending in that will grade. That's been the first road block for me. Most of my good stuff is already slabbed. Then the tiers are not cheap and everything else they offer (that I want) nickel and dimes you. Frankly, I'd love to hear anybody who has submitted an order to them for less than 3 digits.

In other words, you can't just send a single coin in for 20 bucks and call it good. They have min. orders. To me, the process seems extremely pricey. I have yet to send anything to them. Although I've wanted to in the past. And you can't justify paying $100+ to get $100 worth of coins graded. It's almost not worth sending in any coin worth less than 2 to $300. Some might say $500.

Problem for me is, I'd like to use the gold option (higher fee), variety plus (extra fee), I want the scratch resistant holders, (extra fee), then you pay shipping coming and going. I couldn't send a small order for less than $100.

On top of that, you get to risk a shipping service losing your prized possessions, not once, but twice.

Edit: Just thought I'd add, I'm not trying to slam NGC. I prefer NGC slabs. I'm just trying to bring to light the reality of how costly it is for an average collector to directly do business with them.

 

Oh...I have been gpoing for about a year! Its really fun!

 

Thanks!I am appreciative for the advise!

 

No problem. I was just checking out their services again, and I see you can submit a single coin but it will run you $30 (to start) for early bird which is currently a 14 day wait. I have a particular coin in mind I'd like to submit . If I choose to do so, here's a quick example of what I can expect. If I send it in alone:

Early bird service- $30 = a couple weeks wait
Handling fee (per invoice) - $8 = money gone to thin air
Scratch resist. edgeview holder- $5 = worth it
Variety plus review- $10 = may or may not pay off- no refund
Shipping- probably around $30 if I'm lucky for down and back. = money gone to thin air

So it would cost me about $80 to submit one coin that they have 14 days to grade AFTER it is received. I could get additional coins re-holdered for $5 a piece into new edge view, scratch resistant slabs which might make it worth it. This is only a few of the extra fees that can be involved depending on what you need reviewed.
Problem is a hundred bucks can get me a nice new coin for my type set, instead of paying for new plastic. Hard to justify but I'll probably bite the bullet and do it eventually.

 

Thanks again Vess1!