2015

PCGS SERVICES AND FEES

Effective January 1, 2015

The following services are available for U.S. and World (non-U.S.) coins.
For PCGS Secure
add $5 per coin in addition to the grading fee (not applicable to Rarities or Show Rarity).
PCGS
STANDARD FEE

MAXIMUM
COINVALUE

ESTIMATED TURNAROUND
(BUSINESS DAYS)

$250+1%*

None

2 - 5 days

WALKTHROUGH

$125

$100,000

2 days

EXPRESS

$60

$20,000

5 days

REGULAR

$32

$3,000

15 days

ECONOMY (Non-Gold, Non-Hammered)

(Pre-1932 Chinese and Pre-1925 Russian coins must be
submitted at the Regular Service level or higher.)

$20

$300

20 - 30 days

MODERN (1965 to date)

$16

$1,000

20 - 30 days

MINT ERRORS

$60

$20,000

25 - 35 days

SPECIAL ISSUES
(U.S. Colonials, Fractional Gold, Patterns, Territorials)

$60

$20,000

25 - 35 days

GUARANTEE RESUBMISSION (Standard or Secure)

(Fee refunded if coin downgrades)

$25

None

Up to 60 days

REHOLDER

$12

None

5 days

$250+1%*

None

4 hours

SHOW EXPRESS

$250

$100,000

4 hours

SHOW

$125

$100,000

End of show

SHOW ECONOMY (5-coin min.)

$65

$3,000

End of show

SHOW GOLD (U.S.Gold 10-coin min.)

$45

$3,000

End of show

SHOW REHOLDER

$12

None

End of show

SERVICE
RARITIES

SHOW SERVICES
SHOW RARITY

* Guarantee Premium (1% of PCGS Price Guide value or Declared Value). Applies to Rarities, Crossovers and Reconsiderations.
Coins Required for Secure Service: 1. All World (non-U.S.) coins except for Modern service level coins dated 1965 to date. 2. Any coin valued at $50,000 or higher.

Tokens and Medals: Tokens and medals must be submitted under the
A $10 handling fee is required for each submission in addition to
appropriate service level based upon the declared value (not available for on- grading fee.
site grading). For further information on eligible tokens and medals, please
There will be a $2 shipping fee (per order) when using your own
visit PCGS.com/tokensandmedals.
shipping account.
On-Site Grading All orders submitted for on-site grading that
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
are not picked up by the end of show (normal PCGS show hours)
CAN BE ADDED TO ANY SERVICE LEVEL ABOVE
will be taken back to PCGS headquarters and shipped directly to
First Strike Designation
you. An additional fee of $2 (per order) will be charged on top of
(See website for listing of eligible coins) Service Fee + $18 the standard shipping and handling fees which are based upon the
number of coins and total declared value.
Variety Attribution
(See website for listing of eligible coins) Service Fee + $18 Turnaround times are estimated in business days and are not
guaranteed. The turnaround time does not begin until the business
TrueView Imaging Service Service Fee + $10
day following the submission being entered into the grading system.
If you are submitting a PCGS encapsulated coin for Variety Attribution or
Oversized Holder Coins that require the use of an oversized
TrueView Imaging Service, you are responsible for the corresponding grading or
holder will be charged a mandatory oversized holder fee of $20
reholder fee.
per coin.
Add 3-5 business days to Service Level turnaround time.
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Professional Coin Gr ading Service

P.O. Box 9458 Newport Beach, CA 92658 800-447-8848 Fax: 949-567-1253 Email: info@PCGS.com PCGS.com
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TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS
GRADING: For raw coins (not encapsulated). Minimum Grade: you
may (but are not required to) specify a minimum acceptable grade (only
available for coins dated 1965 to date). Coins graded below the minimum acceptable grade will not be holdered; however, the full grading fee
will be charged.
REGRADE: For a coin previously graded by PCGS you feel might
be worthy of a higher grade, submit it in the holder. The coin will be
removed from the PCGS holder and regraded. Minimum grades are not
accepted. If the coin grades lower, the terms of the PCGS guarantee
will apply. For full disclosure on the PCGS guarantee, visit PCGS.com/
guarantee/html.
CROSSOVER: For a coin previously graded (currently encapsulated)
by another grading service. Minimum Grade: PCGS will holder the
coin only if it meets or exceeds your specific request notated in the
Minimum Grade column on the front of the form. Please specify one of
the following options in the minimum grade column on the front of the
form. If you leave this area blank, PCGS will assume the minimum grade
is the grade currently on the holder.
CURRENT Requests coin to cross at grade listed on holder.
ANY Requests coin to cross at any numerical grade (01-70).
DETAILS Request Genuine with Details.
LOWER GRADE If you would like to specify a lower grade than
listed on the holder, write your acceptable numerical grade (include
suffix if applicable).
Note the following limitations apply:
You cannot specify a higher minimum grade.
You cannot specify a minimum details grade for existing genuine-
holdered coins.
First Strike or equivalent will not be recognized.
Fees: Grading fees will apply whether the coin crosses or not. Coins
that do cross will also be charged a Guarantee Premium based on the
value of the coin.*
Additional submission guidelines are located at PCGS.com.

RECONSIDERATION: Use the Reconsideration service if you

would like to have your coin regraded without being removed from
its current PCGS holder. Minimum grades are not accepted. Select one
of the four options for Reconsideration service. Only one option is allowed per submission form:
1. Upgrade by Full Numeric Grade (default) If your coins grade is
determined to improve by one numeric point or more (i.e. 63 to
64 or 63+ to 64). 2. Upgrade by Plus Grade If your coins grade is
determined to improve by at least a Plus grade or more (i.e. 63 to
63+). 3. Upgrade by Suffix If your coins designation is determined to
improve by suffix even if the coins grade does not improve (i.e. PL
to DMPL, CA to DC, BN to RB). 4. Any Will accept options 1, 2 or
3. Coins that upgrade will be removed from the current holder, given
the new grade and/or suffix, and placed in a new holder.
Fees: Grading fees will apply whether the coin upgrades or not. Coins
that do upgrade will also be charged the Guarantee Premium based on
the value of the coin.*
REHOLDER: Re-encapsulation of a PCGS-graded coin. Coin will not
be regraded.

Additional Information:
Genuine Service All coins submitted are subject to being deemed
as Genuine (not gradable). Select one of the three options for our
Genuine Service. Only one option is allowed per submission form:
1. Genuine with Details (default) 2. Genuine no Details 3. Do not holder
Genuine-only coins. The grading fee still applies to coins that are not
holdered.
*Guarantee Premium The Guarantee Premium is equal to 1% of
the value of the coin in its final grade. The value of the coin is determined by the PCGS Price Guide value for that grade or the Declared
Value of the coin, if the Price Guide value is not available. The minimum
amount for the Guarantee Premium is $5. PCGS reserves the right to
make the final determination of the coins value.

PCGS.com
PCGS Customer Service:
800-447-8848 Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST Info@PCGS.com