Other ideas on how to submit coins to PCGS?

Geoman

I would like to submit a few coins for grading to PCGS. However, after reading a few posts regarding this, it seems that it would not be worth it finanically to join PCGS just to get 4 free gradings. So waht other ways can somone get a few coins graded?

Someone told me find a dealer that submits, and maybe he would let you include your coins for a small fee to cover the additional postage; assumming you also pay all the assoicated grading fees. My one local dealer in town doesn't submit to PCGS. He will take coins to submit to PCGS, and once a month send the coins to another dealer friend of his that submits coins. But this process takes a long time. One member of my local coin club did this once, and it took over 6 months to get a coin graded.

These are not expensive coins. And I do not want to submit them at a show.

Any other ideas? Would you trust a fellow board member if someone offered to include them with their regular submission?

syraq

Depends on the fellow member. I'd give it a shot if these are inexpensive coins. If however you're planning to submit more coins in the future, joining PCGS is a good investment, you can keep your 4 free gradings for more expensive coins and submit these at economy level.

Conder101

By registering here to be able to post on the forum you get the free silver membership level. While you don't get any free gradings, you are entitled to submit directly to PCGS. You don't have to go through a dealer. This is from the PCGS website:

SILVER MEMBERSHIP
Unlimited Direct Submission Privileges to the Special PCGS On-line $30/Approx 30 Business Days (1965 and earlier coins) and $16/ Turnaround times varies with demand. (Post-1965 coins) Grading Services (5 coin min)

So as long as you submit at least five coins at a time you can dirct submit at the regular and economy levels.

BAJJERFAN

I need a few coins to fill out a submission and would be happy to include yours if you wish to pay extra postage to get them back and forth to me in addition to postage to get them to PCGS and back. I have many references from board members.