Will a numismatist, or someone more experienced than I, please give me their honest opinion on which coin-grading service to use (NGC, ANACS, other?), whether to go through a dealer for help, etc?
I am not a coin collector, but apparently I have a 1999 Denver-mint Statehood coin (Connecticut) with a missing Clad Layer, missing on the state side not heads side.
I want to know how to guarantee I'll get my coin back if I send it in, and what if the appraised value is less than what I pay for this service? That's why I'm leaning toward going to a dealer, but will they be honest with me?
I do not have alot of money, it's going to take a while for me to afford a $30 fee to send it to NGC, and then is the dealer going to charge me too?
Thank you for any information you can give!
2007-11-04 13:55:25 · 4 answers · asked by Nénuphar 4 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
It is actually missing it's clad layer. It weighs out to 4.7 and the other side has not-as-sharp detail on the edges, and every other qualification I could find online. I don't quite understand what the edge should look like though... a dealer could probably tell me that.
2007-11-05 15:43:41 · update #1
In my opinion NGC is one of the best Grading/Authenticating services.If you decide to get your coin authenticated by NGC a dealer will have to send it for you. Before you send your coin you must make sure that your coin is actually missing it's clad layer, if you brought your coin to a dealer and he told you that it was missing its layer, you could probably trust him, although it is smart to take your coin to more than one dealer for an opinion.I know you will get your coin back. You have to remember that getting a coin authenticated does not make it's value increase, your coin would just sell easier if authenticated.I would send it to NGC. I hope this information helps answer your question
2007-11-04 14:51:12 · answer #1 · answered by mirrorcoin 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The top 2 grading services are PCGS and NGC at least the dealers think that way. If you want to get the most then have a dealer send it too one of those services. As for getting your coin back you should but anything can happen. Fed-X has lost coins before as well as every other carrier. The cheapest will be ANACS and you can send that to them yourself. Send it insured registered mail. You can get their submition form on their site www.anacs.com. You may not get as much for it but you also won't have paid as much to submit it either. The only absolutes in life are death and taxes. ANACS has never lost a coin of mine yet. I don't like the games the dealers and PCGS & NGC play, I think it is dishonest but that is my opinion. Their coins do most of the time bring a better retail price, but ANACS is best at colonial coins and I think error coins. No one can make up your mind for you. I use ANACS.
2007-11-05 09:26:08 · answer #2 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one way the broking can tell the coin is pretend is that he ought to easily seem on the BC. BC STAND for in the previous Christ and it if is made 3 hundred years in the previous Christ, There WONT be BC on it.
2016-12-30 19:18:52 · answer #3 · answered by lanahan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ANAC and PCGS are the more reputable ones and tend to grade more accurately.
2007-11-05 23:06:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋