Posted 04/27/2011 04:33 am
There were a couple of attempts to start up a local TPG here, but they both shut down due to lack of support from local collectors. Australian collectors just aren't ready for slabs yet.
As for costs, the simple answer is, "it depends". It depends on how valuable the coin is (expensive coins cost more), how quickly you want your coins back (you can pay extra to join the express queue) and on whether you want any "bells and whistles", like a photograph taken of your coin. The three major US-based grading services - PCGS, NGC and ANACS - all have websites where their price lists can be found.
Being in Australia, you'll also have to pay shipping costs both ways.
As for costs, the simple answer is, "it depends". It depends on how valuable the coin is (expensive coins cost more), how quickly you want your coins back (you can pay extra to join the express queue) and on whether you want any "bells and whistles", like a photograph taken of your coin. The three major US-based grading services - PCGS, NGC and ANACS - all have websites where their price lists can be found.
Being in Australia, you'll also have to pay shipping costs both ways.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
