TO SLAB OR NOT TO SLAB ( ROLLS )

JTMC

HI all. i have been reading the great postings on this site for about 3 weeks and i finally got my password so i figured i would post a question to all of you. today i received a roll of mercury dimes that i won on ebay. i opened it up to find alot of 40's dimes in what look like MS quality with alot of them having full split bands.i was thinking of sending them out for grading and checked the prices on pcgs and ngc and annacs and saw they average around 15.00 per coin. so far i have 10 out of the roll that are fsb but my eyes were killing me so i had to stop looking at them for now. my question is do they give discounts on quantities of coins at these grading services or is it just better to just sell them raw in one lot. your help would be appreciated

Geoman

Hello, and WELCOME to the boards.

lablover

Welcome!!!

Dave99B

Welcome JTMC

My advice, unless you have some very high-end (grade-wise) pieces, or tough dates, is to just sell them raw. Grading costs will kill you. ANACS occasionally has a 10 coins for $10 each deal, but that's still a lot of bread for common date Merc in 65 or 66.

Just my opinion -

Dave

BigD5

They will give you discounts on quanitities of the same date. If it's a mixed date roll, you'll probably have to pay regular price. You can always make a phone call. I wouldn't expect a discount for one roll of coins though. Good luck!

bloodhound1

To answer your question on volume discounts...No, PCGS does not give discounts for volumes. You might try to cherry pick the best of the best of the Merc's and submit a small quantity - two or three to give yourself an idea of how well your 'eye' judges a coin. You can also scan the merc's and post one or two and get the board to give you an idea...

Lot's of options and of course, one option would be to not get the coins encapsulated but keep them in a raw state.. Be sure watch the humidity and the storage holder you have them in though....

Regards,

ursabear

JTMC,

Welcome to the forums!!

(The pod grows some more)

I hope you enjoy your stay here with us.

LucyBop

Be Bop A Lula!!!

ksteelheader

Welcome! Lots to be learned here from lots of great people.........Ken
PS>>>Got any Frankies?

JTMC

thanks to all for your help and welcomes.i will sort thru the roll tomorrow and then use my photograde and ana books and then put them on ebay . then i can take that money and put it towards getting some more nice standing liberty quarters for my set. this is a great web site and i know i will learn alot from all of you. thanks again
john

ultramike

I totally agree with Bloodhound, I t will surprise you if you send in your best 3 or 4 just to see how you and pcgs aggree on grades-my first submission was a big surprise-i'll never forget it.
good luck
and Welcome on board.
regards
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