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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brotherluv, post: 1271316, member: 32981&quot;]I was just comparing the costs associated with submitting several coins in need of variety attribution...</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS</p><p>Economy fee: $18</p><p>Attribution: $24 </p><p>Invoice/Handling: $8</p><p>S+H to and from: +/- $8 (website says $16, so it depends on number of coins returned) </p><p>Total: $58</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC:</p><p>Economy: $17</p><p>Attribution: $10</p><p>Scratch resistent holder: $5</p><p>S+H both ways: +/- $8</p><p>Total: $40</p><p><br /></p><p>ANACS</p><p>Standard Fee: $19 ($14 if you submit 5 or more coins)</p><p>Attribution: $10 ($5 if you already know the variety and want it confirmed)</p><p>S+H both ways: +/- $8</p><p>Total $27 to $37 per coin</p><p><br /></p><p>Depending upon the value of the variety, it could jump a little bit in price with NGC or PCGS.</p><p><br /></p><p>I lean towards PCGS... because</p><p><br /></p><p>1) I&#039;m looking long term to build a quality PCGS Buffalo variety/circulated registry set.</p><p>2) I really, really, really prefer their Slab. </p><p>3) I think their stamp is worth a little more in the market thus negating the additional fee, especially when you are talking higher end coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have some collectible, yet low end circulated DDR and DDO&#039;s of little or no premium. In my experience, on the low end, attribution matters, but choice of TPG doesn&#039;t. My OCC nature would prefer attribution for future resale. For those I&#039;m considering ANACS from just the cost savings standpoint.</p><p><br /></p><p>I look for the coin and worry secondly about the slab, but I find NGC slabs are just distracting to me and a PITA to photograph&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add... for the cost conscious, to my knowledge you don&#039;t have to fork over a &quot;club&quot; fee to join ANACS... more additional cost per coin if you are only submitting a handful of coins each year.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add: NGC only accepts crossovers from PCGS... another strike against them IMHO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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