How to have a coin graded by pcgs

PCGS offers two different ways to submit coins either by (1) joining the Collectors Club or (2) going through a PCGS Authorized Dealer. Both will get your coins graded. Below are overviews of each method so you can decide which is best for your situation.

Use a service like the PCGS or NGC.

The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) are third-party certification and grading services. Both of these services consistently grade, authenticate, certify, and seal (in a protective display) coins for a small fee.

The estimated turnaround time is 15-21 business days. Your order is currently on its 10th business day. You still have a bit longer before your submission is complete. My world economy order was received by PCGS 11/8/12, I emailed them last week and was told the coins “are in the grading process”.

In nearly all situations, key date coins in uncirculated condition are worth having professionally graded; especially if you have multiple coins to submit. This will help to reduce the price that you pay per coin, when factoring in shipping and insurance expenses.

PCGS is slightly older than NGC, PCGS has been in business since 1985. Just as there are some collectors who simply prefer coins certified by NGC, there are some who are more partial towards PCGS. Today, PCGS is trusted as one of the world’s most reliable coin grading services.

For most of numismatic history, the highest possible grade on the familiar 1-to-70 coin grading scale was an ideal to be considered rather than a realistic grade to be attained.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE YOUR COMICS GRADED BY CGC? Once CGC receives your comics, it can take anywhere from 0 to 79 days depending on the level of grading service you paid for. That does not include the time it takes for your comics to arrive at CGC, or the time it takes for them to be shipped back.

Submission forms are available online at NGCcoin.com or in paper format upon request. If you have any questions about the completion of the submission form or would like to have submission forms mailed to you, please contact NGC Customer Service at 1-800-NGC–COIN (642-2646) or 1-941-360-3990.

Verify NGC Certification

Simply scan the barcode on an NGC label with your phone’s camera or enter the NGC certification number to verify the coin’s NGC description and grade. You can also view NGC Census population data, NGC Price Guide values for US coins and images for nearly 20 million NGC-certified coins.

First, you can ask the seller for the barcode of the coin you are considering purchasing so you can verify it. Some will provide it, some won’t. If it is a rare coin, chances are they will because they only have a few (maybe only 1 or 2) of them and they have no problem with you verifying the legitimacy of the coin.

NGC Ancients will only grade coins that it believes to be genuine. If, after evaluation and research by our staff experts and/or outside consultants, the coin’s authenticity cannot be ascertained, the coin will be labeled “Authenticity Unverifiable” and not encapsulated. The full grading fee will apply.