Hello everyone, I would like to know if I send these coins in to get graded do I have to take them out and send them in separately? Not really sure how to send them in for grading I have never done this before but these coins look amazing even under the plastic and just thought I should consider having them graded. Your thoughts please Thank you
So my first question is why do you want to grade these? They are protected pretty well in that case and unless there’s some error I’m missing, there is nothing special about them that would require authentication.
What are you hoping to accomplish with grading? are they exceptional set that you think will grade 70? or ??? Be aware that they will break them out and put them in separate holders
Why grade them? They are safe in the government case. I doubt any of them will grade high enough to make it worth the cost.
It would cost around $100 to grade all 5 coins in the set. The 1974-S Proof set is only valued at about $10.
I believe you can take them out and put each coin in it's own flip or just leave it in the holder. However, as many have noted, it is almost certainly not worth grading. Most of the 1974 coins can be purchased in PF 69 (some even in 69 cameo) for less than $10 per coin. The entire set can be put together in PF 69 from already graded coins for well under what it would cost to get those coins graded (and with grading you risk receiving grades lower than 69).
For general submission information yes you can submit coins in the OGP. PCGS will return the OGP generally for free, NGC will charge you to get that back. If you don't remove anything prior all the coins you send in the OGP will get charged and graded.
Not being a fan of grading services, I would recommend keeping this lovely set together in it original government packaging. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas everyone & Thank you for all your suggestions. Just wondering how many of you have collected coins and have had them graded? What kind of coins would you consider sending in for grading? Older coins? All of those video's on youtube show so many people who have their coins graded by PCGS or NGC. I think some of my coins look pretty good maybe I should do the same. Sorry for all the questions but would like to learn and what better place to ask questions than this site right? Thanks again.
Start by examining the cost of grading vs the cost of buying the coin already graded. If it will cost you $20 for grading but you can buy the same type of coin already in a holder for $10-$15, then it is not worth it to spend money on grading (unless there is some strong sentimental reason for grading the coin). Toning can change the equation as a coin might be worth $10 without color but many multiples if it’s attractively toned. There is no accepted standard or dollar amount where it is worth slabbing. That is for you to personally decide. A good starting point is to see if the price of the raw coin plus the grading fee is less than that of similar graded examples (then it might be worth grading).
