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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6448 Posts	Posted 06/06/2025 7:53 pm I have this growing pile of CPG varieties where I have reservations about MS/AU or cleaning. ANACS is offering a bulk submission discount at our local coin expo tomorrow. What do you guys think about submitting the coins to ANACS purely for grading? Are they a good proxy for how PCGS would grade a coin? My big hesitation with PCGS is that I don't want to waste the membership fee, attribution expense, and long wait time on coins that would never make the cut. $14/coin for an expert grading seems like a comparative great deal. I do have other coins that I am also considering for ANACS submission. Some are minor varieties that are not attributed by PCGS or NGC. I do understand, however, that variety attribution would slow down the entire process. Report this Post to the Staff

Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5391 Posts	Posted 06/06/2025 9:41 pm ANACS is absolutely acceptable, plus they are very accurate and turnaround time is about 5 to 6 Weeks . Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19108 Posts	Posted 06/06/2025 9:49 pm Agree. ANACS would be a good choice for what you have in mind. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6448 Posts	Posted 06/06/2025 10:58 pm Ok, thanks for the advice. =) Do they actually help first time submitters pack up coins at shows, or are you meant to arrive with paperwork and a correctly packed submission? Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 06/07/2025 08:09 am The rep will help you fill out the paperwork. That's why they are there. But, they get quite busy at one and two day shows. Also, ANACS will authenticate more CPG varieties than NGC or PCGS, and given the small premiums for most, might be a decent end-point. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 06/09/2025 09:18 am ANACS would probably be my choice because of their ever presence at coin shows. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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