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<p>[QUOTE="SapperNurse, post: 216897, member: 4769"]If you are on a timeline, and dont have time to learn to grade yourself, consider a consistant and accurate third tier service like UGS for $3 or so. Will you ever sell a UGS slabbed coin for the price of a PCGS slabbed coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>Heck no, but it will give you an idea to base things off of. Personally, for resale, PCGS then NGC are the tops of course. ANACS has a good reputation, but I wouldnt touch ICG.....I am well more likely to break an ICG coin out of its slab and either album it or 2X2 it. </p><p><br /></p><p>As said above tho, learn to grade.....it is what makes the hobby enjoyable. Only way I would send in coins to be graded now is more for the certification of rare coins like '09SVDB, 16D, or 3-legged buffalos. </p><p>The folks here and the resources cited above have taught me to grade pretty well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SapperNurse, post: 216897, member: 4769"]If you are on a timeline, and dont have time to learn to grade yourself, consider a consistant and accurate third tier service like UGS for $3 or so. Will you ever sell a UGS slabbed coin for the price of a PCGS slabbed coin? Heck no, but it will give you an idea to base things off of. Personally, for resale, PCGS then NGC are the tops of course. ANACS has a good reputation, but I wouldnt touch ICG.....I am well more likely to break an ICG coin out of its slab and either album it or 2X2 it. As said above tho, learn to grade.....it is what makes the hobby enjoyable. Only way I would send in coins to be graded now is more for the certification of rare coins like '09SVDB, 16D, or 3-legged buffalos. The folks here and the resources cited above have taught me to grade pretty well. Just[/QUOTE]
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