Recent experiences with the grading services on lower tiers?
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What have been your recent experiences with the three top tier grading services, PCGS, NGC, CAC, as well as the lower tiers such as Anacs and ICG? If you don't want to wait 2 or more months it looks like you have to submit on a higher tier, at CAC "regular" @$35 a coin, PCGS and NGC charge over $30 per coin with wait times at PCGS of 30 business days for regular and 15 business days for "express". Anacs charges $14 a coin on their "economy" tier with the discount and $24 on their expedited one; economy grading takes around a month and a half. ICG charges $15 a coin for economy and runs around a month currently; $20 for 10 day is an option.
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My NGC modern tier order got logged in their system 7/21/25, shipped today 8/11/25.
Not terrible
I have coins in now. 2 were Economy that were picked up the 6th and "received" today. I had I believe 10 more in the same shipment (same box) that haven't been "received" yet.
CAC has quick turn-arounds on moderns, no doubt PCGS too, perhaps a different group of graders?
Often the modern and economy tiers are actually faster than the more expensive tiers (in practice, not on the website).
It looks like Anacs has slowed down considerably: "Economy tier it is about an 8-10 week turnaround time or longer. Our 15day tier is currently a 3-5 week turnaround time."
The other 10 were received today.
My recent PCGS economy orders have been quick.
Consider yourself lucky. My economy is at 2 months now at PCGS. My CAC economy is now nearing 5 weeks.
I called them; they said the very attractive deal of $15 for dollars would be done by mid-October. Delays are pervasive as dealer submitters realize that customers demand certified coins, they don't want to take the chance on raw ones. Even ICG coins sell on ebay and they're having big delays.