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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1176094, member: 24633"]Tater, there are a few things which you should keep in mind. It's possible that you already understand these things, but for the sake of others who may not, here goes:</p><p> </p><p>1) Turnaround times are in business days. Weekends are not included.</p><p> </p><p>2) Turnaround times are only estimates, and will vary depending on the number of actual submissions. It's best to try to time your submissions so that they do not coincide with any of the new Mint releases such as the hockey pucks, first spouses, SAE's, proof sets, etc. When these are released, there are usually a lot of bulk submissions from the large, national dealers.</p><p> </p><p>3) You should also time your submission so that it doesn't coincide with any of the larger shows where NGC has a presence. NGC will always have a certain number of graders and other technicians at these shows, and even more than normal when they are running a special promotion for a particular show such as the $30 onsite grading special for Morgan and Peace dollars at the CSNS Show.</p><p> </p><p>4) One particularly busy time of the year to try to avoid is the holiday period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. If anyone is contemplating having coins graded as holiday gifts, you would probably be better off submitting them in August or September at the latest.</p><p> </p><p>5) I've always had good luck with submissions that I have turned in at the FUN Show in January. Turnaround times have almost always been 21 business days or less.</p><p> </p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1176094, member: 24633"]Tater, there are a few things which you should keep in mind. It's possible that you already understand these things, but for the sake of others who may not, here goes: 1) Turnaround times are in business days. Weekends are not included. 2) Turnaround times are only estimates, and will vary depending on the number of actual submissions. It's best to try to time your submissions so that they do not coincide with any of the new Mint releases such as the hockey pucks, first spouses, SAE's, proof sets, etc. When these are released, there are usually a lot of bulk submissions from the large, national dealers. 3) You should also time your submission so that it doesn't coincide with any of the larger shows where NGC has a presence. NGC will always have a certain number of graders and other technicians at these shows, and even more than normal when they are running a special promotion for a particular show such as the $30 onsite grading special for Morgan and Peace dollars at the CSNS Show. 4) One particularly busy time of the year to try to avoid is the holiday period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. If anyone is contemplating having coins graded as holiday gifts, you would probably be better off submitting them in August or September at the latest. 5) I've always had good luck with submissions that I have turned in at the FUN Show in January. Turnaround times have almost always been 21 business days or less. Chris[/QUOTE]
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