I have never sent a coin to Mr. Wexler before and wanted to ask ppl that have if It is acceptable to send the coin in a mylar flip in a bubble pack. Also what kind of insurance would be right for a coin that has no known value would you send it via tracking which has a built in $50 insurance? I personally dont think that if it is determined to be a doubled die that it would be worth over $50 (ATB quarter Fredrick Douglass) but who knows. Any advise would be helpful.
also I know you need to let him know what side to check because he charges more to examine both sides but do you need to put in detail what you see? would you to make it easier for him?
His website is pretty straight forward. He prefers the coins to be in flips. He does not charge per side, it's a flat fee per coin. He does recommend that you give a description of what you see and want attributed. He can also attribute the coin and forward it to ANACS with the proper documentation and have it graded and labeled with the attribution. I've sent a few coins to him and he is pretty good at getting them done quickly. Here's is attribution services page. http://www.varietyvista.com/Attribution Services.htm
Keep in mind - if you submit your coin according to the instructions provided in the link provided in the post above - it will be attributed by James Wiles based on CONECA listings - Not John Wexler and his listings.
@eric6794 I have sent many to John. I send it in a small bubble envelope/mailer that I get at Wal-Mart with each coin in a plastic flip. I also include an 'invoice' with each coin listed and the description of what I think is a doubled die or RPM. I have found recently, that if I include pictures of the area marked in question it helps him to attribute them. I send 5 at a time, First Class. It usually costs $2.67 for postage. This is what I use to add to his costs for his service, to send it back. So for 5 coins ($4 each), it costs $22.67. If you want both sides looked at, add $1 for each coin. Depending on how busy he is, it usually takes a couple weeks to get them back. Good Luck!
Well if it's a significant variety, I would send it to both Variety Vista and Wexler. If it's deemed worthy enough for inclusion into the Cherrypickers' Guide, then it will be assigned an FS# and a cross reference will be made to the CONECA number that will be made by James Wiles. My apologies to the OP as when I first saw your post my brain registered James Wiles with Variety Vista for some odd reason. That is the reason I included the info about Variety Vista. With that being said, I sent a 1913-D Type 1 Buffalo Nickel with a new DDR that I discovered. Mr. Wexler looked at it for me at no charge, but I presume it's because I had sent it to James Wiles first and then I sent it to Mr. Wexler to add to his files. I had also sent a 1919 DDO Mercury Dime that I had found back not long after the discovery. Both of them offered to review the coin for no charge. Discoveries can be a bit of a different beast. I would advise contacting them via their contact forms on their websites about a possible new discovery. If your coin is to simply get a confirmation of a known variety then they will charge for that service.
