First time submitting to PCGS Questions Confusion
Matt04
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Hey everyone, I’m preparing to send out my first submission of graded coins to PCGS, and there’s a lot to take in when it comes to submitting coins, regrading, and reholdering. I’m feeling a bit confused about several aspects of the process.
I currently have a saved draft for multiple coins that I plan to submit for grading, but in this same shipment, I also want to include two already-graded slabs—one for regrading and another for Gold Shield reholdering. My confusion starts when I try to create an order for reholdering. It requires me to exit beta mode, and when I do, I see that the reholder order alone costs $24 just for insurance, plus an additional $10 for handling. This is on top of the same fees I’ll be paying for my other coins being submitted for grading.
Why can’t I combine these orders into a single shipment to avoid paying duplicate handling and insurance fees? And do I need to go through this process yet again for the regrade submission? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
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1 order type/service level per submission form, thus you have to pay those additional fees like $10 handling, return shipping & insurance, and so forth for each
generally they will be shipped back separately
grading is expensive, no?
do you live near a coin show city where pcgs would do on-site grading to at least save you shipping?
Because it's easier AND more profitable for PCGS. Good luck with your submission.
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crossing, regrade and reconsideration
reholdering is easy - https://www.pcgs.com/services/reholder
filling out forms for a cross from another grader, would probably need you to ask how to do it correctly and best (but you're not trying to cross https://www.pcgs.com/crossover )
a reconsideration - https://www.pcgs.com/reconsideration - they start by not cracking your holder unless it upgrades - great if you have collectible holders and labels
a regrade - https://www.pcgs.com/services/regrade - they're going to start by cracking it and regrading it raw - automatically returns at grade it had or the new higher grade.
why not post pics of what you have to regrade so we can give you advice about whether it makes sense to do so
what else you got going in?
Good luck with your submissions. Share some pictures when you get them back.
Gotcha, I just thought it would make more sense that you could ship everything you are sending out together, cheaper and more efficient. I'm Located in New Jersey, Unfortunately it seems to be closest show that has onsite grading would be Baltimore. Driving to and from would not make it worth it $.
These are the top selected choices thus far. They are subject to change though, I have more coming in to check with and see are best candidates. 1934 Hvy Motto, 62-D, 1964 with rainbow toning (May Potentially not submit) and a handful of others.
toug to tell on them from tose pics. if the rainbow doesn't grade high enough it may not be worth it to grade it
Yeah I already know it wont get higher than probably MS64 or bumped up due to toning. If the other quarters I have coming in are in better state and worthy of being submitted that one will be the first to go.
there are auction records on coinfacts - https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/
you can get an idea on value if you have a grade guesstimate. it'll help decide if the cost of grading is worth it
Yup I’ve already done so. Ive selected most of these due to condition or condition + toning.
You can combine and submit many forms together to them. Once there, they go different pathways to different graders who work on XXXXXX. They will come back when each is done.
Show submissions are more expensive if you want them done there. Many people submit there for PCGS to take back to California. Save you submission shipping and insurance costs.
I recommend holding off the cross-over and re-holdering until you get the raw coins back. In a couple months you may have more for those categories. You also will be able to see how your grading skills compare to PCGS.
Small orders have steeper per coin costs due to the extra fees and shipping. I dropped a single coin off for Reconsideration at the ANA Show, and the total cost is $77 (more if it actually upgrades due to the 1% GP fee). Typically I wouldn't do that, but it's the only coin I wanted to send for this service level for the foreseeable future.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.