Hello everyone! I recently purchased a beautiful 1892 Proof 68 Ultra Cameo Barber quarter. It is an absolutely gorgeous coin (to me at least) and I was thinking about submitting it to hopefully obtain a coveted CAC sticker. So my dilemma is whether to spend the money to ship/insure it not knowing if it would receive a sticker. I would think it has been submitted before but they won't release whether the coin has been previously sent in for "privacy reasons." What is the consensus of the experts here? Thanks! And if I do send it in, what is the best way to safely ensure it gets where it needs to go? I paid upwards of $12k for it, so I'm guessing insurance and shipping might be a bit "eyebrow raising" at the Post Office.
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In this case use private (numismatic dedicated) insurance, Express Mail (my preference vs. Registered at this time) with NO USPS insurance and at least double-box with a large outer box.
Thanks for the response. The only shippers I have ever used were USPS and FEDEX for sending coins to PCGS, and I've only done that three times with fairly inexpensive coins, so I haven't really looked into the insurance aspects as it wasn't expensive to send my 2021 Morgan $1's in and a few other less expensive coins. I purchased this coin from Sarasota Numismatics last year. The write-up done on it was indeed masterful.........and helped make the decision to purchase the coin after I'd seen photos of it. Here are photos of the coin...........
Hugh Wood is insurance on your coin collection. (Up to the amount you select) There is an option that covers them in shipping, so you are not paying each time you ship. If you ship coins often, like I do, it is by far the cheapest option out there.
Do they prefer the coins be in PCGS/NGC boxes or individually wrapped...?
ANA and NGC qualify , but no mention of PCGS or CAC.
One interesting thing I wasn't aware of, or conveniently forgot, is that dues are $130 a year to belong to the Fedex discount program.
Finally I discovered a thread on the NGC coin forums which boasted how south central Pennsylvania has the best material at their coin auctions of anywhere. I know they have some pretty good gun shows too.
No dog in the hunt but had to post.