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Message:: [QUOTE="illini420, post: 857100, member: 19423"]My general rule, and it's the general rule of many others, is that if you don't like your coin the day you first get it, regardless of the reason, you'll probably never really like it.  In other words, if it bugs you today, it'll likely always bug you. Reholdering is pretty easy, but pretty expensive.  Last I seen is that it's $10 per coin.  But if it's the only coin you're reholdering, you must also pay an $8 charge on top of that for the submission and then shipping to and from PCGS.  You also need to be a member of the PCGS collector's club to submit it.  If you go to any major shows where PCGS grades at the show, you may be able to take it there and get them to do it at the show for you if they aren't too busy (which saves you shipping both ways).  If they won't do it then your next best bet is to have a dealer who regularly submits coins do it for you along with other coins so you don't get hammered by the shipping fees.   If none of that sounds reasonable and you know the cracked slab is going to keep bugging you, either insist the dealer you bought it from get the coin reholdered (or at least pay half), or just return it.[/QUOTE]