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NCS to Offer More Certification Services
Starting September 1st, NCS will offer "Authentication
and Encapsulation" and "Authentication and
Detail Grading" for problem coins under its conservation
service level or directly through a new NCS Certification
service level.
In addition to the immediate removal and neutralization
of surface contaminants and corrosion, NCS's efforts
also include preventative conservation and long-term
storage solutions. As part of this mission, NCS will
expand its current services to include "Authentication
and Encapsulation" and "Authentication and
Detail Grade".
Under its current conservation services, NCS accepts
all raw and certified coins, tokens and medals. Submissions
of certified coins are evaluated to determine what,
if any, conservation procedure will be of benefit to
the coin. While certified coins that are submitted to
NCS are re-graded and encapsulated after conservation,
not all raw coins that may benefit from conservation
are suitable from encapsulation by the NCS-approved
grading service and are returned raw and unprotected
as a result.
Effective September 1st, all genuine coins, tokens
and medals submitted to NCS will be certified by either
the NCS-approved grading service (NGC) or by NCS depending
on the condition of the coin's original surface if the
submitter selects the "submit coins for grading"
option.
By adding this service, NCS can ensure all genuine
coins submitted are returned to the submitter in either
an NGC or NCS holder, benefiting the submitter and the
stability of the coin.
"As our service has grown, we have had many coins
submitted that have detrimental surface conditions that
can be addressed by conservation, but will still not
be suitable for encapsulation by NGC due to damage from
a previous improper cleaning or other irreversible surface
conditions," says Dave Camire, NCS Director of
Operations. "By offering encapsulation after conservation,
we can provide a more stable and protective storage
unit and enhance the coin's longer-term stability."
The "submit all coins for grading" service
option is an optional service under NCS's Conservation
Services. Coins will only be submitted for grading by
NGC or NCS if the submitter requests it. Coins that
are not certified and encapsulated after conservation
will be returned in an Intercept Shield holder.
In addition to certification after conservation, NCS
will also accept direct submissions for "Authentication
and Encapsulation" and "Authentication and
Details Grading". Coins submitted through the "Authentication and
Encapsulation" service will be authenticated, attributed
by variety and encapsulated as genuine. No grade will
be assigned. NCS will accept uncertified coins, problem
and non-problem coins under this service.
Under the "Authentication and Details Grade"
service, coins will be authenticated, attributed by
variety and assigned a Detail Grade. The Detail Grade
is a description of the details of the coin and a description
of the detrimental surface condition, such as "AU
Details, Scratched". NCS will only use an alpha
grade and will not subjectively assign a "Net"
grade. NCS will only accept coins commonly known as
problem or "no grade" coins. Any coin submitted
under this service level that is suitable for grading
as a non-problem coin will be submitted to the NCS-approved
grading service for certification. In such cases, NCS
grading fees will be waived and a $3 per coin transfer
fee will be charged by NCS and applicable grading fees
will be charged by NGC.
Submission fees will be based on value, and each coin
is charged individually. Variety attribution and error
coin identification are included at no additional charge.
Submission fees start at $6 per coin.
Submissions are handled in the order they are received
with an estimated service time of 10 business days depending
on submission volume. For faster service, NCS will offer
a $50 per coin, 3-day Expedite service and a $100 per
coin, same-day Walkthrough service.
NCS will accept US and World coins, tokens and medals
as enumerated in their service agreement and on the
website. Initially, NCS will not accept Colonial coins
(pre-1793, except 1792 half dimes), ancient coins, California
fractional gold, and Proof Mint Errors. For a list of
World Coins, contact NCS customer service at 866-NCS-COIN.
NCS will accept Hard Times Tokens as listed in Rulau,
Civil War Tokens as listed in the Fuld references, and
So-Called Dollars as listed in the Hibler and Kappen
reference.
"We anticipate this being a very popular service.
In fact, we suspect many collectors and dealers will
submit their coins through either the Conservation or
the Authentication services so they will get all of
their coins encapsulated, avoiding the problem of No
Grades, and have the option of getting surface problems
address through conservation treatment," says Brian
Silliman, NCS Assistant Director of Operations.
No encapsulation submissions will be accepted until
September 1st. Submissions must be received on a new
submission form. To request submission forms, contact
NCS Customer Service at 866-NCS-COIN or by e-mail at
NCSHelp@ncscoin.com.
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