Is This Question Valid About TPG's

We'll use Anacs as an example.

Much of what you describe are not "varieties", those are standard terms that will be applied like:
FSB -Full Split Bands - Mercury and Roosevelt dimes
FH - Full Head - Standing Liberty quarters - (AU 50 and above)
PL - Proof-Like -Business Strike Coins - (AU 50 and above)
DMPL - Deep Mirror Proof-Like - Business Strike Coins (AU 50 and above)
UDM- Ultra Deep Mirror Proof-Like -Business Strike Coins (AU 50 and above)
FBL - Full Bell Lines - Franklin half dollars Full Bell Lines not designated on Proofs, save with reholders.
5 STEPS -Five Steps - Jefferson Nickles Steps not designated on Proofs, save with reholders.
5.5 STEPS - Five and One Half Steps -Jefferson Nickles Steps not designated on Proofs, save with reholders.
6 STEPS Six Steps - Jefferson nickles - Steps not designated on Proofs, save with reholders.
CAMEO - Cameo Contrast Proof Coins and SMS Coins
DCAM - Heavy Cameo Contrast Proof Coins and SMS Coins
RED - Red Color Copper Coins
RB - Red Brown Copper Coins
BRN - Brown Color Copper Coins

There are others like Satin Finish

and the Privy Marks for example


There is no charge for those.

There is a charge for varieties, from Anacs:

You can either submit your coins with the attributions already included or you can ask ANACS to research the attribution for you. The cost for ANACS to look up your attribution and to verify it is just $9 per coin, plus the grading fee. The cost for ANACS to research an attribution for you is only $12 per coin, plus the grading fee. You must submit each of your coins for variety, attribution or error designation for verification or research on a separate submission form from all your other coins.

KCM, you might want to check NGC's website. They will NOT guarantee attributions.

@suipakpaikungfu,

I just did the research you advised. Whodathunk! Thanks for the heads-up.

Kevin