The PCGS FreeQuarterlySubmission. Do you use it?? Any results you'd like to talk about?? Sent one fo

keets

I happen to think that the Free Quarterly Submission is a nice little perk for joining the Collectors Club. It seems to be one of the most often overlooked benefits when the naysayers complain ad nauseum about PCGS. Slurp, slurp, guzzle that Kool-Aid with me!!!!! I've had mixed results and even had quarters where I couldn't find a suitable coin to submit, a result of the parameters being rather narrow in the past. As of late, though, whoever thinks up the submissions has been doing a better job.

This quarter's Prime Numbers dated coins is sure imaginative. My selection will be a 1951 Proof Jefferson Nickel, should holder at PR67CAM/PR68 depending on what the star alignment is when it enters the grading room. What's your selection this quarter?? Care to share any past major scores or major SNAFU's with us??

Thanks.

Al H.

dbldie55

Never used it. By the time you pay for shipping, it is no cheaper than paying for the submission on another order.

keets

but if you send the coin in on another order you'd have to pay for shipping, too. so you'd be out the submission fee anyway. you can also send in a coin that would need to wait for an extended time as part of an economy or modern submission that gets graded faster.

al h.

CardsFan

<< <i>By the time you pay for shipping, it is no cheaper than paying for the submission on another order. >>



This is very true especially if your sending in a coin that isn't expensive. I wish you could choose non registered cheap return mail. $11.70 for a coin under $100 or $13.40 for a coin under $1000 is pretty steep. Makes me buy coins I normally wouldn't for the freebie just so I can get my money's worth.

Garneteye

I just sent in a 1901 Indian cent that should grade 65RB. Would not have sent it in but had to send in a modern comm. that had an error in the serial # database and could not be corrected without reslabing. Since I was sending in those two, I got a eco. submission together and included it in the package. All about spreading the shipping cost!!!

Dan

dbldie55

<< <i>but if you send the coin in on another order you'd have to pay for shipping, too. so you'd be out the submission fee anyway. you can also send in a coin that would need to wait for an extended time as part of an economy or modern submission that gets graded faster.

al h. >>



On a large order one more coin really does not add to the return shipping and does not add to the shipping on getting it there (and the shipping PCGS charges for one is about the cost of the submission fee)

CarsonCityGold

Sent in an 1877 CC 10c for the freebie along with a 5 coin regular submission. Since it has to be on a seperate invoice, all it cost me is the return shipping. Cheap coin, cheap slab cost.

greghansen

Just used it for the first time with the most recent 'prime number' offer. Sent in this 1831 Bust Half that had been in one of my albums. Came back AU50. Coin has a little bit of nice color towards rims that I failed to capture with this outdoor twilight photo. If memory serves me correct, I broke it out of an NGC AU55 to put in the album a few years back...so I'm working my way down the grading scale.

Russ

Only used it once. Sent an OGH MS63RB 1871 Two Center for regrade, came back as an MS64RB.

Russ, NCNE

ksteelheader

I just got mine back yesterday!

beartracks42

I use it when I have a coin that meets the requirements and is one that I would submit anyway. I sent in a 1879-S Morgan in ANACS MS65 which crossed at the same grade to PCGS.

The members who say that it is not a savings remind me of older days at the Chemical plant where I worked. I would call employees for overtime(which was either at time and a half or double time rate) and some would give me the lame excuse that Uncle Sam took half of what they made in overtime as taxes. I could not understand how they explained the other $200 +/- increase in their paycheck.

LeeG

I think it's a good deal and have used it twice since joining. Here are the links to the post's I did about these coins:

Results For A Morgan $1 that Cost Me $1


Crossover Results

jdimmick

I used mine on a beautiful 1871 Half Dime. In fact, just sold it to a Board member per the BST.

Last month while I was in a local shop the coin came through in a partial type set. I saw the coin and thought that it was a solid Ms-64. Bought it and sent it using the freebie and sure enough PCGS graded it Ms-64.

jim

RGL

I did use a freebie to get my 1913-S Type 2 Buff in an XF-45 holder! I had thought it high end VF, but, on second review, PCGS was right! Good luck on your '51 Jeff, Al ... that would be killer!

haletj

1 21893713 1867 1C USA MS64RB

Date Received: 02/02/2005
Date Shipped: No Date Specified

I bought it graded as a red although figured pcgs would give it rb. It's nearly red... $800 if anyone wants it.

RYK

I have tried once in the past for a crossover and failed. I have two 1861 coins that deserve a crossover attempt, but I have not got around to it (and frankly don't care about it that much). I think it is a good deal if you can drop the coin off at a show or can submit it along with others. For those who rarely submit, it is not as enticing.