PCGS Grading Services

PCGS offers you everything you need to submit your coins for grading and authentication. Having your coins graded and authenticated by a reputable, independent grading service eliminates the guesswork in determining their value. Pricing for our services is determined by the value and type of the coin and the desired turnaround time.

Effective November 15, 2011, All non-U.S. (World) coins minted before 1955 must be submitted through our Secure Plus Service except for U.S. and World bullion valued less than 3000 Euros and Modern coins valued less than 100 Euros. For all coins submitted through our Secure Plus service, high-resolution images are available under Cert Verification.

NOTE: Only PCGS Authorized Dealers with offices within the EU can submit coins to our Paris office. The prices below are suggested collector fees based upon the PCGS services available. Dealer fees may vary slightly based upon higher taxes within each area. Contact your nearest authorized dealer for their individual pricing structure.

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Service Level Coin Value Collector Fee
Premium Express Secure Plus* No limit, 24-hour turnaround 100 €
Premium Secure Plus* No limit, 48-our turnaround 65 €
Regular Secure Plus* Up to 3,000 € 38 €
Economy Secure Plus (Non Gold, Non Patterns)* Valued less than 300 € 25 €
U.S. Gold (10 and 20 USD) World Bullion (1 oz. and 1/2 oz. gold). Minimum submission 20 coins. Valued less than 3,000 € 35 €
Modern (For coins dated 1955 to date, excluding patterns and gold coins). Minimum of 100 coins per submission for Standard Modern Service only. Valued less than 100 € 15 €
Mint Error No limit 60 €
QuickView No limit 15 €
Reholder No limit 15 €

* Secure Plus Service includes a high-resolution image of each of each coin. Prices not including local VAT.

An additional charge of 8 € handing fee is required per submission. Maximum of 20 coins per submission.

Turnaround times are estimated in business days, and are not guaranteed.

Types of Submissions

You may submit coins through grading, regrading or crossover at any service levels in the chart above.

Please select whether the coins you are submitting are U.S. or Non-U.S. You cannot mix U.S. and Non-U.S. coisn on the same submission form. If you need additional forms, contact an Authorized Dealer in your area.

Grading:

Use the "Grading" service for coins that have not been graded by any grading service.

Regrade:

Use the "Regrade" service for coins previously graded by PCGS that you feel might be worthy of a higher grade. Submit the coins in the holder. We guarantee that the coins will not be downgraded.

Crossover:

Use the "Crossover" service for coins previously graded by another grading service. Submit the coins in the original holder to PCGS. We will grade the coins and put them in a PCGS holder only if the PCGS grade meets or exceeds the other grading company's grade (unless specifically instructed differently by you). You cannot specify a higher minimum grade.

If the PCGS grade is lower than the other grading company's grade, we will return the coin to you in the original holder. MS/PR 70 coins must have a minimum grade of 69 or lower.

PCGS Secure Plus

The PCGS Secure Plus™ service is the ultimate shield against counterfeiting and coin doctoring. All coins are laser scanned, imaged and registered into the Secure Plus database. It also “sniffs” each coin to determine if a foreign substance has been applied to the surface.

If a coin has been tampered with, it gets flagged, simple as that. And now, high-quality images of all coins submitted under Secure Plus are available at no charge.

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PCGS Genuine Service

Coins that are genuine but not gradable can still be encapsulated through our Genuine service. Only one option is allowed per submission form. Select one of our three Genuine Service options:

  1. Standard Genuine service (default)
  2. Genuine with Details (will print the coin problem along with a details grade)
  3. Do not holder Genuine-only coins.