GETTING A COIN SLABBED
lonn47
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IS IT REALLY WORTH GETTING A NICE COIN SLABBED OR LEAVE IT IN ITS HOLDER.
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lonn47
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Depends on so many things. Why not give us an example. What's the coin, grade, value?
Do you have a picture of the coin?
Without a photo or date & mint mark information it would be hard to give you any advise.
depends on what the coin is, gold coins are definitely worth sending in for grading if you know it's not cleaned for a straight grade and will guarantee it is genuine which will help get more money for the coin once it's time to sell. if it's not going to increase the value of the coin by at least 50 dollars, keep it in the holder
That is one of the time honored questions!
See here for pricing, note that the fees listed do not consider return shipping or the $10 "submission fee".
https://pcgs.com/servicesandfees
Please be more specific in your question. The answer is yes and no as asked.
What are you thinking about sending? Can you post a picture?
Collector, occasional seller
You are asking a general question and there are too many variables with coins to give a general answer.
Example: A 1938 D Buffalo Nickel might not be worth the cost of grading if it is a MS-65 but it might be at MS-67.
Another Example: Can YOU tell me if the coin I have in my hand right now is a genuine US coin? Is it worth grading?
@ifthevamzarockin said:
Can YOU tell me if the coin I have in my hand right now is a genuine US coin? Is it worth grading?
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I am here for the picture lol I see a lot of helpful information
https://www.pcgs.com/whatiscoingrading
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And to answer your question it depends. It costs around $50 to grade a coin including the shipping fees. Financially speaking, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to grade an inexpensive coin.
The first question to ask is whether you want a respected third party to go on record that the coin, is in fact, genuine and not an altered coin, or an outright fake. Now, see below.
1) Do you plan on keeping the coin or re-selling it at some point in time?
2) If the former, it doesn't matter whether it's slabbed or not.
3) Find out what you can get for the coin raw, and what you can get for it in a TPG holder at a specific grade. Have all parties concerned be reasonably sure what your coin would grade.
4) As Skier above said, it'll cost about $50 to get a coin graded, a little less if you bring it to a TPG at a show.
At this point, you'll have an idea if it makes sense to get a coin slabbed. A problem area is, say you can get $50 for it raw, and it retails for $125 in a TPG holder. When you figure in the costs of getting it graded, and the spread between retail and what you could get, plus the hassle of selling the coin, you might be better off taking the $50. Think about it.
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What holder is it in?
its in a book holder, 1889 morgan dollar
Without pictures of obverse and reverse, we cannot give you a definitive answer... Post clear pictures of both sides of the coin... straight on, not at an angle, with good lighting (not too dark or too bright)....Cheers, RickO
I submitted 2 coins recently PCGS regular service one ICG crackout one NGC crackout more of a gotta know exercise both came back same grade.
THANK COUGAR 1978
Does it have 2 small C's on the reverse?
NO . THERE NOTHING ON THE REVERSE SIDE. SO WHAT COIN DO I HAVE.. THANK YOU
1889 P. Unless it is super nice uncirculated looking probably not worth slabbing.