PCGS submissions, Grading Opinions

[stevo1962]

You must have plenty of spare cash to be paying for that lot to be graded and slabbed or does the grading/slabbing costs become a tax write-off?.

Its not about the "spare cash" , Its more about commitment :ok:
this submission WILL knock Emu down a place and the other coins I send in will give me precedence over "Timbertop" :yahoo:

Its all about "Kudos" Mate

Nice going Jim and a far cry from the days when you used to crack them out of the slabs

[trout]

Nice going Jim and a far cry from the days when you used to crack them out of the slabs

AHH , them were the days when I had plenty of disposable income to spend on coins instead of grading companies :angel:

[Goldseeker]

So how would you go in sending a near/almost complete collection of Alum-Br $1 coins, all 270 or so of them (I think) and what would that lot cost?

[trout]

So how would you go in sending a near/almost complete collection of Alum-Br $1 coins, all 270 or so of them (I think) and what would that lot cost?

At an average of $20 per coin.
Do the math :ok:

[Goldseeker]

That works out at around $5,400.00 plus I presume insurance and postage, closr to $6K I would say.

Is it worth it and if so, would you send them all as one package or send multiple packages over a period of time?

[trout]

That works out at around $5,400.00 plus I presume insurance and postage, closr to $6K I would say.

Is it worth it and if so, would you send them all as one package or send multiple packages over a period of time?

It depends on how you define "worth it".
As a business proposition or investment. Then probably not.
As a way to improve your grading skills and to gain more satisfaction from this hobby, I personally would say YES it is well worth the expense.

[robbiegal]

Can u send them modern economy. I think that is the cheaper option?

[trout]

Can u send them modern economy. I think that is the cheaper option?

Yes and skip the secure option with the crappy images works out quite well.

[Goldseeker]

"Modern Economy"?

[robbiegal]

MODERN (1965 to date)

http://www.pcgs.com/servicesandfees/

[Goldseeker]

Thankyou for that.

[trout]

Just opened a letter from Aus post telling me my 65 coin submission is being held by Customs :dash1:
I have emailed Customs and sent them my invoice from PCGS, I'm buggered if I am going to pay an import duty on my own property :dodgy:

[Fr45h3R]

This is the quote from Walter from another thread.

Fill the N10 form, the declaration for the contents is as followed:
Description of goods: Returning Australian Goods
Tariff Classification: 71181000
Concession: GST Ex 417

You will probably have to pay GST on the Grading fee though, unless if others know what code you need to use for that.

-rob

[trout]

This is the quote from Walter from another thread.

Fill the N10 form, the declaration for the contents is as followed:
Description of goods: Returning Australian Goods
Tariff Classification: 71181000
Concession: GST Ex 417

You will probably have to pay GST on the Grading fee though, unless if others know what code you need to use for that.

-rob

Thanks Rob.
I filled out the PDF N10 form and have emailed it to Customs.
This really is a pain in the Bum.
it is bad enough waiting for the coins to arrive in the states, wait for the grading process, wait for the coins to arrive back home without this "Malarkey" with Customs :dash1:

[serial]

dude it sucks that you may have to pay gst on a service not available in australia