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Message:: [QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 24843126, member: 27832"]If a (common-date) gold coin is in lower mint-state condition, I'm not sure there's much of a price bump if it's slabbed. It'll be easier to sell in more venues if it's slabbed, because that makes people more confident that it's authentic. Grading gold coins tends to cost more than you might expect, though. The intrinsic value of the metal bumps them up out of the cheapest categories: ANACS specifically says "no gold" for economy class. NGC quotes $23 for economy, $35 for gold. PCGS quotes $23 for economy (no gold), $40 for "regular", which is good up to $2500. Double eagles are threatening to cross that threshold, and the next tier, "express", is $70. ICG doesn't call out gold separately; they're $15 for coins up to $500, then $20 for up to $5000. I've had dealers at shows tell me that they don't respect ICG grades on gold (although of course dealers always try to talk down your coin when they're buying), but they seem to be trusted as authenticators. And, of course, there's been a CoinTalk special for ICG grading -- I've submitted some family gold under that offer (thanks, [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER]!) If I came into more old US gold, unless it was a rarity or I thought it had a shot at a high MS grade, I think ICG would be my first choice, ESPECIALLY if the CT special is still available.[/QUOTE]