When is a Quarterly Special NOT so Special ?

coindeuce

When Variety Attribution is discounted, but Reholder Service for PCGS graded coins are excluded from the special.
The "special" is only available on submissions for regrade or reconsideration, so it would cost basically $44 per coin.

Submitting for Variety Attribution at the regular $24 fee plus the mandatory $12 Reholder fee would basically cost $36, or $8 (22%) per coin less than the "special".

Why would I want to subject already graded coins for regrade or reconsideration ?

TwoSides2aCoin

On the day the stock hits $25.
Great timing on the 'quarterly' angle.

Isn't that Special ?

Casman

<< <i>When Variety Attribution is discounted, but Reholder Service for PCGS graded coins are excluded from the special.
The "special" is only available on submissions for regrade or reconsideration, so it would cost basically $44 per coin.

Submitting for Variety Attribution at the regular $24 fee plus the mandatory $12 Reholder fee would basically cost $36, or $8 (22%) per coin less than the "special".

Why would I want to subject already graded coins for regrade or reconsideration ? >>



Reholder is still only $5. I just sent in 4 coins for variety attrib. I thought I'd get the special but then saw reholders were excluded...so I called to see if the five bucks was still in play for reholders and cust service said Yes...

Barndog

glad to learn of the details, as I had planned on submitting smoe coins for attribution this quarter. I guess they can wait until next March when I can hand them over in person

coindeuce

"Reholder is still only $5. I just sent in 4 coins for variety attrib. I thought I'd get the special but then saw reholders were excluded...so I called to see if the five bucks was still in play for reholders and cust service said Yes... "

Hey Casman, maybe you could get Customer service to report same to me. I did an extensive search of the site and found no indication of a $5 reholder service anywhere. Best kept secret ever.

mozin

I had about fifty coins reholdered a couple of months ago @ $5 each. I seem to remember Don Willis, I think it was, say they hoped to continue this $5 fee through 2014.

amwldcoin

I just submitted a coin at the Baltimore show yesterday as a reholder add variety and the reholder fee is $5.

lkeigwin

<< <i>When Variety Attribution is discounted, but Reholder Service for PCGS graded coins are excluded from the special.
The "special" is only available on submissions for regrade or reconsideration, so it would cost basically $44 per coin.

Submitting for Variety Attribution at the regular $24 fee plus the mandatory $12 Reholder fee would basically cost $36, or $8 (22%) per coin less than the "special".

Why would I want to subject already graded coins for regrade or reconsideration ? >>


The reholdering process is handled by clerical/technical staff with no involvement by the grading department, I believe.

I wasn't aware you could ever do variety attribution ($24) and reholder ($12 normally, or $5 now). I thought that if the coin had to be cracked and turned over to a grader then reholdering was not an option.

Is this incorrect? I.e., variety attribution been available in the past along with cheap reholdering? If I'm wrong then I agree with you. That "special" isn't special.

If you have to choose, the regrade process is the best thing out there, IMO. As long as you don't mind a new holder (I like them). Regrade has the PCGS guarantee and no premium, unlike reconsideration.
Lance.

TwoSides2aCoin

I have yet to take advantage of a quarterly special.
Help Wanted.

Manorcourtman

I paid $12 for my last 2 reholders? And they were reholders on attribution submissions. (Note to self......call for refund today)

Ajjohnson77

There used to be good specials a few years ago. That was then.

georgiacop50

<< <i>The "special" is only available on submissions for regrade or reconsideration, so it would cost basically $44 per coin. >>



You mean you can't submit raw coins for the special? That doesn't sound right...



<< <i> Why would I want to subject already graded coins for regrade or reconsideration ? >>



Maybe to prevent a triple whammy like I just got back:

I cracked out a PCGS graded Franklin 1950-D/S and sent it for variety. It came back w/o the attribution (which should have been a no-brainer, as ALL of the D/S examples have certain obverse die markers that are visible on every example known--are you listening Mr. Farone??), lost the FBL designation it previously had (admittedly, they were iffy), and got downgraded a full point!

coindeuce

<< <i>I just submitted a coin at the Baltimore show yesterday as a reholder add variety and the reholder fee is $5. >>



Are you serious? I had a 5 coin submission (currently PCGS holdered) of Morgans that were rejected at the show because the PCGS manager stated "no exceptions" on the Quarterly Special. The conflicting information appearing here is very disturbing.

I called Customer Service Thursday after my submission was rejected, to ask why the Quarterly Special excluded Reholder Service as an added service on Variety Attribution, when at the regular fee for Reholdering any certified PCGS coin can be submitted without necessarily having to add a grading service. Makes no rational sense to require Variety Attribution submissions to add regrade or reconsideration service, just because Variety Attribution Service is discounted. The answer was "because that's what it says on the website."

TwoSides2aCoin

The forms sure are easier to use than in the past. So many different service levels can be confusing enough. These quarterly specials aren't typically something people complain about. To this end, I can say "it's almost thanksgiving, but for today it's all Greek to me : " TRICK OR TREAT".

amwldcoin

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<< <i>I just submitted a coin at the Baltimore show yesterday as a reholder add variety and the reholder fee is $5. >>



Are you serious? I had a 5 coin submission (currently PCGS holdered) of Morgans that were rejected at the show because the PCGS manager stated "no exceptions" on the Quarterly Special. The conflicting information appearing here is very disturbing.

I called Customer Service Thursday after my submission was rejected, to ask why the Quarterly Special excluded Reholder Service as an added service on Variety Attribution, when at the regular fee for Reholdering any certified PCGS coin can be submitted without necessarily having to add a grading service. Makes no rational sense to require Variety Attribution submissions to add regrade or reconsideration service, just because Variety Attribution Service is discounted. The answer was "because that's what it says on the website." >>



My submission was not under the quarterly special...if it was I knew nothing about the quarterly special. I just submitted a graded coin for reholder and variety added(Not a collector club submission). I actually had the form filled out with the regular $12 reholder fee and the lady scratched it out and changed it to $5. I guess I will find out in a month or 2!

MsMorrisine

I was told the reholder discount was not offered at shows.

19Lyds

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<< <i>I just submitted a coin at the Baltimore show yesterday as a reholder add variety and the reholder fee is $5. >>



Are you serious? I had a 5 coin submission (currently PCGS holdered) of Morgans that were rejected at the show because the PCGS manager stated "no exceptions" on the Quarterly Special. The conflicting information appearing here is very disturbing.

I called Customer Service Thursday after my submission was rejected, to ask why the Quarterly Special excluded Reholder Service as an added service on Variety Attribution, when at the regular fee for Reholdering any certified PCGS coin can be submitted without necessarily having to add a grading service. Makes no rational sense to require Variety Attribution submissions to add regrade or reconsideration service, just because Variety Attribution Service is discounted. The answer was "because that's what it says on the website." >>


From the Quarterly Special Web Page, the following highlighted line is really unclear since it could very well mean an additional fee of $12 per coin for the attribution instead of the standard $24.



As a user, I would assume that this line means $12 "per coin" for the Variety Attribution. Not as a Reholder charge.

Of course, that last line "This offer is not valid for the Reholder Service" is also a little sketchy since how could you ever get a variety attribution without reholdering the coin?

Oh well, another quarterly "special" that's, unuseable by me.

Wabbit2313

That NGC crossover special last quarter was awesome!

DIMEMAN

This special is great. The first I can use in years. It is for grading and variety...where variety is $12 instead of $24.

It is not for attribution of coins already in PCGS holders.

oih82w8

I was fixin' to send in four (cherry-picks) on this special, but it does not apply to already PCGS coins unless you want them regarded, raw submittals or crossovers. Hmph! Wound up sending them as reholderd ($5) and attributed ($24) instead.

Three for three on my cherry-picks (and one I had simply had no clue on). That is something right there!