PCGS membership

AmericanSilverEagleCoins

I collect mostly modern proofs. Is there any reason I need to pay for the PCGS membership? Should I just used the freebie and pay $16 per coin?

fivecents

Modern Proofs 1965 to present are$12 per submisson. You get your membership fees back in free grading credits. Join if you want to sumbit coins to PCGS yourself.

relayer

It just depends on how many coins you plan on submitting.

If you pay $99 a year and get 4 free that leaves you with $51 / $4 savings = 13 coins to break even.

So if you plan on submitting 13 or more coins a year you'll come out ahead.

Russ

It really depends on how many you plan to submit. If 25 or more a year, it makes sense to join since membership is $99, and submissions would be $4 less. Breakeven is actually a little lower than that, though, since membership includes four freebies.

Edit: Man, the people around here sure type fast.

Russ, NCNE

fivecents

<< <i>t just depends on how many coins you plan on submitting. >>


relayer.......The quanity of coins you submit has nothing to do with it. It is the submisson results that count. All it takes is one good hit and the Membership fees are more than paid for.

JoeHolt

you also get a ms68 silver eagle for joining

Placid

I wish they had another $25 offer.

AmericanSilverEagleCoins

I was thinking more along the lines that using a freebie on a $12 submission was such a waste. The freebies should be used on a "better" submission. Do the freebies expire? I guess I could just save them for later if I get something else.

Perhaps before I put down good money on a membership I will try the freebie membership. I can always upgrade later.