Mail To PCGS/Ngc Or Just Walk It Into ANACS

I'd post the photos here. People will give you a solid UP or DOWN and an approx. value.

Are you talking a $150 G4 or a $4k MS64?

Do you want to sell? Or just to protect it from damage and have the comfort of certification telling you it's genuine?


All things being equal, the exact same coin will sell for more in NGC plastic than in ANACS plastic. And more in PCGS plastic than in NGC plastic.

But all three will protect the coin and confirm it's authenticity.

ANACS will be cheaper and as you indicated you can save the one-way postage (I don't know if they do pickup on anything other than the very, very expensive walk-through tiers).

Let's say you are talking about a $700 XF coin.

ANACS - 15 day service is $19/coin plus $21 s/h for 1-4 coins up to 2K
NGC - (assuming a membership, which is free for ANA members) - 12 day service is 30/coin plus s/h - in your case it would be both ways... call it $35

So is the NGC plastic worth $25 more...

ANACS's customer service is by far the best.

Well, I'll know more about the grade when I get them in hand but based on pics I'm looking at VF minimum. I for sure plan on posting several pics over in modern too for authenticity and grade. My motivation is one will end up in my Dansco and the other, I will hopefully sell so I actually am only looking to grade the one.

Customer service is a huge sell for me. I can't handle the elite, holier than thou attitude the collectible world sometimes brings.

Kanga, that is a great question about the minimum quantity. I'll check their website. Sounds like if I am strictly selling I should look at PCGS then. As a non member will I need to find a coin store or some other avenue to submit? I think for now, the next step is to get them in and start with the communities authentication of them. Thanks for all the input so far!

Not to get ahead of myself, but what are everyone's thoughts on each of the TPGs conservation or photo services? ANACS only charges $3.00 more for high quality photos and one of the cents in question has some gunk on the back on a wheat ear. Doesn't look like verdi either, just gunk.

I vote for ANACS as well especially since its the first time. Its not going to cost a lot and if they grade well then you can always send the one you are going to sell into PCGS. Their conservation is great. I really like walking in and talking with someone as well. Lastly, the only local shop that will submit to PCGS that I have found in the Denver area is TEBO coin and their in Boulder and they only send stuff in every 3 to 4 months it seems. Who wants to wait that long.

I actually like ANACS although the bulk of my personal submissions have been NGC ( ANA submitter account). But I do find the ANACS staff very approachable at shows. And while people like Christian and Cindi are not graders, they really have a good handle on the process. If you get a little freaked out by the forms, they are always very good at hand-holding!

They may be more approachable but I would call and talk to them first. For security reasons they may not allow walk in submissions.

They are in hand and I have a few posts running over in Modern and Modern Grading. Considering the verdigris on the one, is ANACS conservation the way to go here or are there heavier hitters in the industry? Or, would they tell me they could conserve it at all? I asked in the other forum but I'll ask here too, as it is, it would probably earn a 'details' grade I suspect. Do you see conservation helping it not earn 'details'?