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Bedrock of the Community
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I have 18 coins that I want to submit to PCGS for grading. There is a well known dealer named Harry Laibstain in Norfolk VA who offers PCGS submission for $15 per coin for economy service plus shipping and insurance.
I have never dealt with him and I was wondering if you had any thoughts about using this type of service. The cost seems very low compared to submitting directly. About $300 vs. ~$500.
He asks to get first dibs on making an offer on stuff I want to sell, and that seems fair in exchange.
Anything to look out for or do in such transactions? Thanks!
*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.comEdited by numismatic student
08/24/2017 8:16 pm
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Do it. Harry Laibstain is as reputable as they come, and that's a very fair deal, $5/coin under PCGS' normal charge. He's a high-end dealer who could easily swing that sort of blanket discount with PCGS.
Check out his website. He's got a terrific eye for coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thanks. I agree that he is a very high end dealer. The other thought I had is that there are some folks here that believe that who submits to the TPG has a bearing on the grade attained. I don't know if that is true or not but thinking that it wouldn't hurt that a large volume customer of the TPG was tendering the coins for grading. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes. Do submit to him. Thanks for the info! I may submit with him too!
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Bedrock of the Community
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There's no truth to the rumors that dealers get better grades, they only get better fee prices when they submit enough. I prefer to submit myself, but if I was going to use someone else it would be someone like Harry
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Rest in Peace
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Baseball nailed it exactly.
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There is a well known dealer named Harry Laibstain in Norfolk VA who offers PCGS submission for $15 per coin for economy service plus shipping and insurance. Numismatic student, did you end up sending any coins to Harry Laibstain? If so, how did it work out? Any issues? |
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I know this thread is a little inactive, but the info here about Harry was amazingly helpful. I've had some coins for a while that I wanted to have graded but have always been discouraged by all the fees.
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Valued Member
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Wish I knew of someone like that in Massachusetts!
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Pillar of the Community
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And in North Florida..... Did you send them in through Harry? We need an update  |
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Resurrecting on old thread to see if there was an update and also to ask if there are any recommendations for dealer submissions in northern Virginia area with a reputation as high Mr Laibstain? Thanks
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Posted 08/24/2017 9:32 pm
