Questions about submitting coins to PCGS at a show for office grading
Baylor8670
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I can't find any info on this on their web page - maybe I missed it. I know I can ask PCGS Customer Service but they are slow to reply. I do know they charge regular prices which is nice because those show prices are tough.
Should I do the online submissions beforehand and bring the required paper copies to the show?
How do you pack coins to take to the show? Just like when you ship them yourself (slips, insert, bubble wrap, rubber bands, submission printouts, baggies, etc.) or a different way?
Will PCGS review my coins and forms there at the show prior to acceptance to make sure everything is in place?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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1 I do recommend printing the online submission. They usually ask you to fill out their forms before getting in line so this will save time. (Be mentally ready to stand in line for a while)
2. Putting the coins in a flip and maybe a rubber band around them will do the trick.
3. Yes. They look at the forms and check it against the coins present.
Hope this helps.
skip the bbl wrap and baggies
you'll find the intake time back at pcgs is definitely noticeably longer than just mailing them at other times of the year
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Great info, guys. Thanks.
I should have mentioned this will be quite a voluminous submission as far as number of coins and different submissions. I'll save $200-300 by avoiding registered mail.
Sounds like I should plan to be there when the show opens at 9am.
Please skip the suggested rubber bands.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
I know you think all rubber bands immediately lead to unremovable marks from coins instantly, but PCGS will rubber band your coins in the mylar flips the moment you hand them the coins regardless.
They'll be just fine in a mylar flip, in a temperature controlled environment, with a rubber band on the outside for a few days.
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I think you might have exaggerated the views expressed by @Maywood.
Here’s what he posted about his observations:
MaywoodMaywood Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭✭✭ February 26, 2026 10:56AM
To the rubber bands: when I worked for a dealer it was common group 5-6 slabs together with a rubber band and place them in monster boxes to transport to/from shows. They'd be stored like that 2-3 weeks between shows until we noticed a very faint streak going across some of the slabbed coins. We talked to other dealers and they said they'd noticed the same thing and started to place the band across the top of the slab where the insert is at.
After that no more problems. It's real, I'm not making it up.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I definitely exaggerated his comments for rhetorical effect. There’s no reason to even bring up potential issues with rubber bands in this context.
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hey, I know people already responded correctly, but:
1. yes! save some time!
2. this gives you a layout of how to best pack them: https://www.pcgs.com/packageandmailcoins. the most important thing is to just have them in a mylar flip and if you can label them then that'd be great, but our reps should have some white tape.
3. yes!
Isa (she/her)
PCGS Marketing
I'd still like evidence of the slab issue. It makes no physical sense.
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Just got back from dropping off my coins at the show so I'll add a couple notes in case someone might benefit in the future:
Whatever time the show opens, be in line 30 minutes early and maybe even know where the PCGS table is so you can make a beeline for it when you get in. Any line that moves slower than molasses in winter is not a line you want to be in. Luckily, I was first in line. If you're 5th in line at 9am, you may have to change your lunch plans.
I did all my online submissions the night before. As you may know, online subs generate two copies for PCGS so I brought these with me to the show. Bad idea. They need 3 copies at the show. If you do online subs, print a third copy to take to the show.
Here's how I took care of the packaging which worked out just fine - I did the usual raw coins in flips along with the paper insert with submission & item number. Then, I put the flips (along with a few slabbed coins) in PCGS slab boxes in the same order as the submissions. That's all they need to intake the submissions.
"Whatever time the show opens, be in line 30 minutes early and maybe even know where the PCGS table is so you can make a beeline for it when you get in. Any line that moves slower than molasses in winter is not a line you want to be in. Luckily, I was first in line. If you're 5th in line at 9am, you may have to change your lunch plans."
Something to remember when you hear the claim that "all the good coins have already been slabbed."