Thinking Of Sending My Boc Hoard Gold Coins To CCCS

Thanks for your comments, 'Moose. I don't know man, as I mentioned previously, one of the capsules has real quality control issues. The actual coin is nice, but the capsule has a loose coin inside, there are internal scratches on the plastic around where the rim of the coin touches the capsule, there are some black foam disintegration happening around the rim of the coin due excessive movement of the coin, and worst of all, one of the holographic stickers was placed a little too low on the capsule, so 1/3rd of this sticker is sort of dangling in the air and trying to catch my finger and break the seal every time I hold the capsule. This is a $5 coin.

I thus have to hold the coin like holding a delicate flower being careful not to shed the petals and hence can't enjoy this coin much; having it in a coffin would allow me to treat it a bit more "harshly".

My $10 from 1913 is fine, except for that an edge of one of the holographic stickers is placed on the raised plastic seal (check any RCM capsule with your fingers and you will find one or two small raised sections where the two parts of the capsule is melted/hot glued shut). This sticker is a bit less problematic, but still a bit annoying.

My $5 from 1914 is just fine except for some marks on the inner-side of the capsule around the rim; I won't send it for grading.

So... you see why I'm willing to go ahead with this, no? I must send the $5 from 1913 before the seal breaks, but you got me confused about the $10

Ok, so far 2 votes only , both for: "Canadian Gold Standard (2012 Release)" -- from DBM and me.

Come on guys, help me out here...

Again my apologies, but I like this one:

4) "Canada's First Gold Coins"

Emailed the above options and heard back from Louis; he proposed and chose: "Bank of Canada 2012 Release". In any case, I'm hoping to mail my coins soon. I will report back when I have them back. Thanks all and regards!

IF you are going to send them to PCGS or NGC, I would recommend going through a dealer acting as an official agent for those grading firms. Sending valuable coins across the border has gotten to be a real headache recently.

Thanks guys. Man, I feel like such an hypocrite .

@Spray: I'm having a hard time finding a dealer in GTA. Everyone (authorized dealer listed on PCGS site) I called/emailed says that they don't do it anymore, and that I should send them directly. Also FYI (since someone advised this previously), Cdncoin does not offer this service either. I will have to keep looking I guess, unless one of you help me out.

@moejaber: Thanks, I'll give it a consideration.

Now back to the CCCS vs. PCGS debate: while I too was buying the stricter technical grading standards, I'm not too sure now that I think of it. I don't work in a museum, and will much prefer a nice looking (w.r.t eye appeal) coin than a very similar but slightly well preserved and potentially ugly looking one! In fact I believe most will agree with me, even among ICCS/CCCS fans. So I don't understand the Canadian grading fuss...

Fedex will not insure coins.

If sending Fedex, then you have to contact a third party company for insuring.

Try ParcelPro.

The insurance isn't that expensive, but ParcelPro insists the Fedex has to be sent 'overnight express' (which is expensive).

Yes, for us Canadians sending coins to the US grading companies is very expensive and frustrating for the following reasons:

1. if you are opting for insurance, the cost will be north of $100.
2. expensive return costs (PCGS's rates)
3. expensive grading costs (when compared to ICCS)
4. extremely long grading wait times
5. possible unfair duty taxes when returning to Canada
6. when you receive your grades, you're going to be highly disappointed at all the 'bodybags' for very marginal problems.

For me, I'm sticking with the low cost, reliable and non-stress process of having ICCS grade the coins.