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Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 04/09/2023 5:55 pm PCGS increased prices not that long ago. It looks like ICCS has also put through a price increase. They are now up to $10/coin for bulk service and $16 for regular service. It was not that long ago that bulk prices were $6.50, which was a great bargain. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/09/2023 6:36 pm Are you surprised? Report this Post to the Staff
tripoli Pillar of the Community Canada 867 Posts	Posted 04/09/2023 8:19 pm I wish I had 100 coins to send to ICCS for the bulk rate. Yeah, the struggle is real.......and that struggle is to name something that hasn't gone up the past couple of years. Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5393 Posts	Posted 04/09/2023 10:05 pm The only problem with ICCS rates rising to the new levels . They are now basically approaching the same price level as ANACS . Unfortunately for ICCS , ANACS does a pretty good job of grading Canadian coins and offers quick turnaround and a nice hard holder that allows them to be sold on ebay.com ICCS cannot be listed on .com as graded coins . I just received my latest lot of Canada back from ICCS 58 coins regular service almost 1100 .00 Canadian ! In all fairness, they got back in 12 Business days . I for one really think it is time for ICCS to start using hard holders . Report this Post to the Staff
purelywasted Pillar of the Community Canada 1505 Posts	Posted 04/10/2023 12:50 am Damn, finalizing a bulk submission this week. Should have sent it in a week ago, such is life... Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/10/2023 06:19 am More evidence that suggests that you should learn to grade accurately (and investigate authenticity) for yourself. That should be a vital part of your numismatic learning experience. Dealers have to do this; they would go broke otherwise. Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5393 Posts	Posted 04/10/2023 10:00 am @ SEL.. Most dealers can grade accurately. The North American market dictates that the highest prices result from selling coins certified . We would leave a lot on the table if we didn't . Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/10/2023 10:29 am Heritage auctions slabbed coins for a good reason. Report this Post to the Staff
john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5324 Posts	Posted 04/10/2023 1:56 pm Good stuff always need to be graded, like all things lately inflation Edited by john100 04/10/2023 2:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2280 Posts	Posted 04/10/2023 2:42 pm Are you really complaining about $10- $16 Canadian to grade a coin? Have you looked at PCGS & NGC prices? You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 04/10/2023 5:03 pm I am not complaining about the prices versus PCGS and NGC, both of which I have used. What I am lamenting is the end of a fun little opportunity that used to exist and has now more or less been shut down. Since the start of the pandemic, I have bought a few hundred rolls of coins, searched them, sent the best ones to PCGS and sent the next best ones to ICCS. I was able to reliably pay for the rolls, the PCGS grading and the ICCS grading by selling off the ICCS graded coins. However, roll prices are going up, grading costs are going up, but the prices from the resulting ICCS coins are flattish (probably in part because I and others have been pumping out supply). So I think that this little pandemic pastime is likely nearly done for me. Also, the more you upgrade, the harder it gets to upgrade further. Report this Post to the Staff
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