Finally received my last PCGS sub....

pruebas

Just got the last 2 submissions back from PCGS. Here are the stats:

Five calendar months from the order being logged in to ship date.
One order had a billing error.
Two coins missing requested provenance on slab (documentation was included).
Three coins missing data on slab (which I had requested).
Two erroneous attributions (not following my instructions).
Two proof medals graded MS.

And edited to add that two of my TrueViews have one side upside down.

I think PE ownership has proven to be exactly what we all expected.
ATS is no better, just in different ways.

I am so worn down from trying to get things right I might not even try to get some of the issues fixed.

pruebas

All the above is true, however two medals required extra work for which PCGS (twice) asked me for an extra $20 each to perform. Custom gasket shape.

They did a fantastic job on that! Too bad those are the two with missing provenance, so I might be sending them back for correction. I hope they can salvage that custom gasket.

coinkat

Seriously-I think we are all sorry to read about this and the level of frustration that flows from your last submission. It extends beyond extending sympathy with a simple statement such as “I feel your pain”

U1chicago

Sorry to hear! It is sad that something simple has become an ordeal. I do not see myself sending anything to grade to PCGS or NGC anytime soon.

7Jaguars

Reminds me of my repeat attempts to have PCGS grade my set of 1866 Great Britain threepences. I had a discovery coin included and both of the rare types (one in proof, and NOT even labelled as that), the ordinary currency and the Maundy with dies similar to the ordinary. I submitted excellent documentation including the auction records of a major British house and also probably the world's expert in 3d designation of the one as unique and discovery with rationale by him. I wanted two two coin sets and submitted all of this twice and the requested designations ignored with the wrong grades given. I got tired of pushing and gave up, whereas maybe I should not have. Spent a bucketload of money and got nowhere despite the documentations. Yikes! I did not add that my own opinion might be of some value as I did the Gr. Britain section for Krause on late pre-milled coins for many, many years.

Bob13

That is really frustrating. I think getting grades, a nice TrueView, and your coins back should be a fun moment. Too bad that it is now one that provokes stress.

coinkat

Establishing that a coin is an actual discovery coin is a complex challenge. It is almost like that you have to prove a negative which is nearly impossible... I have shared a 1919 I Australian 1d that features a DDO and DDR that is truly an amazing coin for what it is. And while the coin I submitted so happened to be the first seen by our host, does not mean that it is a discovery coin. But to establish that it is/was a discovery coin, it seems that I have the burden to establish that some other collector... likely in Australia did not discover this at an earlier date. And in all fairness, I suspect there is someone that noticed before me as there really is a vibrant Aussie coin collecting community that would have seen this first.

Abuelo

It sounds dreadful.

7Jaguars

Ah yes, not me that discovered it, and clearly known for type. Also acknowledged by an expert "above" me and likely above the graders at the TPGs - in fact they go to him on difficult ones. PM me if you are interested in more story & of course, not for sale.