PCGS V. NGC -- Crossovers

Hi Grogan,
I agree that in general the same coin in a PCGS slab will sell for more than if in an NGC slab, and it will probably be a little easier to find a ready buyer. For some coins like modern deep-cameo proofs NGC is definitely looser with the ultimate PR-70 grade. For those coins the PCGS slab will cost a lot more, maybe double. I believe that PCGS will not accept '69 or '70-graded coins for crossover, however; they say that since they cannot see the edges they won't take the chance on those highest-grade coins. If you have some of those that you want in PCGS plastic you will have to crack them out and submit them raw.

High-value, NGC-slabbed coins may be worth a shot for crossover to PCGS. I have crossed a few coins but I've also had some that didn't cross. The cost however is significant. If you just want to send one coin it will cost at least $45 including postage for the cheapest ("economy") service level. You save on postage if you send more coins so the per-coin cost will drop. Still, you have to decide whether the potential value increase is worth the investment. You are correct that the coin will just come back in the original NGC slab if they don't cross it.

Do you have some coins you want to send in?

you can submit a coin for crossover at the same grade and if it doesn't meet their requirement for that grade they will ship it back in the NGC slab, but you still pay the same thing, if it does then they will crack it out and reslab it in a PCGS holder, just be sure you don't leave out that one step and not say you want it crossed at the same grade or they will crack it out no matter what it grades and it may come back lower