Posted 11/23/2013 5:37 pm
You have a few different options for shipping. I personally use the flat rate express mail bubble mailers you can order for free on usps.com. The insurance on express mail is dirt cheap and you can insure up to 5k with it. For higher value packages the price is almost the same as other methods since you have the cheaper insurance rate with it.
The other common method is registered mail and priority mail. Whatever you do though you want something tracked and insured. I only use priority for lower value modern lots, and would use registered if express mail wouldnt insure to that value. Others always use registered.
All of them will want the coin in a plastic flip. They don't want any 2x2s though they usually accept ogp too for things like commemorative or sealed boxes from the mint you just shipped right there.
I like pcgs the best since they generally fetch a premium is you sell it. All three are fine though.
Pcgs and NGC make you join to do it yourself but the best deal is the PCGS with the 8 free submissions. If you use them for the pre 64 coins that can't go in the modern you save like 50 dollars that way on the submission plus get the membership for free.
Definitely insure you package going out there. Any of those three on the label would be asking for trouble if you just dropped it in the mail with no insurance/tracking.
Turn around time varies depending on the tier you use and how busy they are. Right now if you used the regular tier at pcgs I think it's about 9 business days not counting holidays.
My advice though would be that if that's the only coin you have to send in, wait until you get more. The fees for a single coins are brutal since you get hit with pretty much the same shipping charge for 1 coin as you do for 8 or 9. Even anacs which is the cheapest wouldn't be very cheap for a single coin. You can usually do 8 or 9 coins for 200 something while a single coin would run you about 60 something not counting shipping to them. The more coins you do in a single order the cheaper it becomes per coin.
You can submit through a dealer as well, BUT if you don't have a long standing relationship with one who can I would not go that route. If you think there's any chance you'd submit more in the future I'd do it myself. The memberships are good for a year for pcgs and Ngc and anacs doesn't require one.
The other common method is registered mail and priority mail. Whatever you do though you want something tracked and insured. I only use priority for lower value modern lots, and would use registered if express mail wouldnt insure to that value. Others always use registered.
All of them will want the coin in a plastic flip. They don't want any 2x2s though they usually accept ogp too for things like commemorative or sealed boxes from the mint you just shipped right there.
I like pcgs the best since they generally fetch a premium is you sell it. All three are fine though.
Pcgs and NGC make you join to do it yourself but the best deal is the PCGS with the 8 free submissions. If you use them for the pre 64 coins that can't go in the modern you save like 50 dollars that way on the submission plus get the membership for free.
Definitely insure you package going out there. Any of those three on the label would be asking for trouble if you just dropped it in the mail with no insurance/tracking.
Turn around time varies depending on the tier you use and how busy they are. Right now if you used the regular tier at pcgs I think it's about 9 business days not counting holidays.
My advice though would be that if that's the only coin you have to send in, wait until you get more. The fees for a single coins are brutal since you get hit with pretty much the same shipping charge for 1 coin as you do for 8 or 9. Even anacs which is the cheapest wouldn't be very cheap for a single coin. You can usually do 8 or 9 coins for 200 something while a single coin would run you about 60 something not counting shipping to them. The more coins you do in a single order the cheaper it becomes per coin.
You can submit through a dealer as well, BUT if you don't have a long standing relationship with one who can I would not go that route. If you think there's any chance you'd submit more in the future I'd do it myself. The memberships are good for a year for pcgs and Ngc and anacs doesn't require one.
Edited by basebal21
11/23/2013 5:42 pm
11/23/2013 5:42 pm
