PCGS shipping policy question

Garneteye

I recently sent in two submissions together:

Quarterly free- a bust half that I felt had a 50/50 chance of being graded, but what the heck!!!! Value appx. $100 Came back BB

Free submissionn - three modern $5 comm.s. Value appx. $1000 to $1500 depending upon grades. Came back two(2) MS70 & one(1) MS69 - PCGS price guide $1765

The half came back in a nice box which had a PCGS blue box inside, the coin was in a foam holder enclosed in bubble wrap.

The three slabs came back in a stiff cardboard envelope, with the three(3) slabs in a safety mailer.

Given the difference in value I would have thought the shipping methods would have been exactly the opposite of what happened. Am I missing something?

Dan

19Lyds

I'm kinda surprised you receive the Half in a blue box to begin with since singles are usually mailed in the same manner as the three coin package.

Those envelopes are pretty tough so your stuff was safe.

Res

Maybe they should have an option on shipping - "if my stuff grades "X" please raise the insurance value". That way, you don't have to guess when figuring out the return shipping.

Steve27

Value has nothing to do with it; the policy is based on number of coins shipped. I believe you're only supposed to get a box if the submission is for five or more coins.

CoinJunkie

I believe bodybags and coins that fail to crossover are shipped in blue boxes, as a rule.