Slabbing Coins

cpfull,

Slabing a coin can be a very costly proposition.

Links below will give you idea.First two are for PCGS.
You have to be a member(1st link) to submit directly and
they hve raised cost across the board.If you have a local
dealer that is a member,he or she can submit for you.Some
will some won't.
http://www.pcgs.com/join/index.chtml
http://www.pcgs.com/grading_list.chtml

Link below is for ANACS cost of services:
http://www.anacs.com/Default.aspx?Page=3
You do not have to be a member of ANACS to submit
directly.

Do not know much about NGC,except I know at one time
you had to be a member to submit directly.

Also remember that the cost you see on the websites
do not include shipping and insurance both ways.

I could go on and on but would be to lenghty for the boards.

hope this helps
RW

ANA members can submit directly to NGC.

If you chose to Slab your coin, You should also prepare to bury them. Only seems fitting. The TPGS make way too many mistakes in grading to be taking seriously. Imagine if your Doctors only got it right that often! Very few coins are worth slabbing. And then only as to keep them from future damage. It doesn't make me angry when the TPGS mistakingly bodybag or undergrade the coins that I send in so much as they dont get them into the plastic which is why I send them in in the first place. I do not need them to tell me the grade, nor generally, the authenticity of my coins. 50 years as a collector does that to a person. As to protecting the coins themselves, lately I use market available hard plastic holders. If ya really need somebody elses opinion as to grade, then by all means slab away. You will learn a great many things. After one of your coins MAKES, check out the price guides. Then, Try to sell it for the listed money advertised. This will help you to determinine if you should bother to slab. At least for grading purposes. Good luck... Gusp

If you plan on selling a certain coin and if it is worth less than $50 I suggest you don't bother getting it graded. You'ld end up selling it for about $60 at best and the cost of the grading would mean you just blew a few dollars. I've seen many slabbed coins at coin shows that are selling for $5 to $25 and the coins are only worth $5 to $25. Makes no CENTS to me.
If your planning on keeping the coins, then again, what is the prupose of having them graded and slabbed. Use the money to buy coins instead or if you have just to much money and don't know what to do with it, send it to me.