I have a strike through Ike. It was the first error Ike I personally found. I want to send it in to PCGS to have it slabbed, more to protect it than having a grade assigned. Will they attribute the strike through error?
What he said.......... BUT....... You have to decide if it is worth it. Is this the only coin you are sending in under the ERROR Program? If so, be prepared to pony up to PCGS: Application fee $ 8.00 Error Grade fee $55.00 Return Postage $19.95 Total $82.95
If he sent in more then one coin, the $8 application fee could be spread over the total number of coins such as if he sent in 4 coins it would be $2 per coin. Same on the postage, the $19.95 fee mention is for up to four coins and a combined value of $1000.oo so if four coins were sent in it would average about $5 per coin. The $55 fee for Errors is a price per coin.
The PCGS charge for error attribution has always been exorbitant. Rarely do I submit errors, but when I do, I send them to either NGC or ANACS. I believe ANACS is better at properly attributing the more esoteric errors, but they are also more stingy on the grades of error coins than is NGC.
That is exactly what I was getting at. For that price it isn't worth it to submit for error attribution, but it still would be worth it to have it encapsulated by PCGS, then I may be able to have the error portion DIVa'ed. Thanks for the info.
While it is true that ANACS does seem more willing to attribute more errors and varieties than NGC...my experience has been they are never more stingy on grades of any coins than NGC. At least not the current ANACS.
In my experience, ANACS applies a different grading standard to error coins than to non-errors, ostensibly because the premium paid for the coin is associated with the error, and not the grade of the coin. I've moved error coins from ANACS holders to NGC holders numerous times, often receiving the expected upgrades, although not in the past couple of years, during which NGC seems to have tightened their standards noticeably.
It really depnds upon the coin being submitted. If its a coin that only has a value of less than $50 then why even bother? If the coin has a much higher valuation, then the $83.00 is worth that extra level of security that its an authentic error along with its assigned grade. Strike Through can be fairly common but generally speaking, the more details that are missing and the higher the grade then the higher the value. I have several that are graded as Struck with Filled Dies which is essentially the same as struck through grease. Its just that debris and grease have filled the die devices.
