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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jaceravone, post: 1510456, member: 9474&quot;]I know I am kinda late to this thread, but I wanted to share something with the OP and other collectors that many might want to take into consideration when submitting coins to either service.&nbsp; Before I start, I should make mention that I belong to both PCGS and NGC, both for entirely different reasons, but mainly because I collects sets of coins from each different company.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>After years of collecting and submitting coins to TPG services, there is one key point that I would like to make, and this is simply to determine whether or not it would be cheaper to purchase the coin of desire already slabbed or to take a chance and submit one yourself.&nbsp; Let me give an example using the most recent coins to come out from the mint - the 75th Silver Eagle Anniversary set. In the near future, I will be searching for a slabbed set for my collection.&nbsp; Total cost for a PR69 set as of now on ebay is running about $200-220.&nbsp; If I were to take my set and send it off to NGC for example, I am already in the hole for $150 for the set.&nbsp; Now take into account shipping costs to NGC (est. $10 for priority mail plus insurance), grading costs ($28 for both coins), handling cost per order ($8 - NGC and PCGS both have this), and shipping costs back (both NGC and PCGS start at minimum $16.95).&nbsp; Total cost to grade two coins = $63! Now take that and add it to the $150 and you have $213.&nbsp; So is it worth the headache to go through everything above when you are not even guarteed a PR70 or PR69 or pay the same amount or even $10 or $20 more to get the coin/s off ebay.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind, if you are sending in varieties to be graded you need to add an additional $12 for NGC and $25 for PCGS!!!!&nbsp; Then as the value of your coins increase and/or number of coins sent in, so does the shipping costs.&nbsp; That $16.95 was for 1-4 coins.&nbsp; It goes up from there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, make sure you can determine to the best you can what the coin will grade for.&nbsp; Nothing is more depressing than sending in a coin and having spent more money to have a coin graded than what the coin is worth.&nbsp; You will never get your money back.&nbsp; Trust me on this one.&nbsp; I just sent in a bunch of modern coins from the mint to NGC hoping for a covetted PR70.&nbsp; I got it, but I also got a PR68 coin that I just sold at a loss because why pay $XX.xx dollars when you can get the same coins graded PR69 for the same price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, more than my two cents worth, but something to consider.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>PS - As for ANA members who want to submit to NGC.&nbsp; All you have to do is call NGC and set up your account.&nbsp; It is free and only takes a minute.&nbsp; You don&#039;t get complete access to the NGC site, but it is worth it if all you want to do is submit coins.&nbsp; This is how I got started with NGC.&nbsp; I later upgraded to NGC&#039;s basic service so I could get access to their stuff.&nbsp; Good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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