Selling Your Slabbed Coins Certified by Off-Brand Grading Services

Coin grading is one of the most important and complex skills required of a rare coin dealer. The quality of a rare coin is the single greatest factor impacting its value. Many companies offer coin grading and coin certification services, meaning they authenticate and numerically grade the condition of the coin. These are referred to as slabbed coins, encased in a sealed plastic holder and labeled with a numerical grade from Poor-1 to Mint State-70.

There are a multitude of coin grading companies in the market, many of whom are considered less precise in their coin grading standards. Many of the rare coin grading services listed below are known for inflating the grades of their slabbed coins. They also often ignore a number of grading criteria addressed by the major companies (PCGS, NGC and ANACS), such as cleaning or environmental damage. Because of these less rigorous coin grading standards, some rare coin dealers are reluctant to purchase coins certified by these “off-brand” companies, and if they do make an offer, it is often well below the true value of the coin.

Mixed group of various off brand slabbed coins

To give you an example of the kind of precision necessary to establish an exact grade for a coin, we have provided links to the PCGS and NGC coin grading standards below.

These grading standards are much more exacting than those of other grading services, making the grades assigned by PCGS, NGC and ANACS more accurate. This translates into more confidence for the collector, and a higher value for the coin. Our coin buyers grade coins based on these exacting standards, and many of our dealers have attended advanced coin grading and counterfeit detection classes offered by the American Numismatic Association.

Discover the True Value of Your Rare Coins

Our coin buyers have the experience, knowledge and tools to provide an accurate appraisal of your certified coins. Every working day they handle all types of coins and bullion, giving them a familiarity with rare coins that few professional dealers or collectors possess. A proper rare coin appraisal requires making use of all available sources of information, which many coin dealers fail to do. Combining expert rare coin grading with proper market research means you get the strongest offer possible on your certified coin collection.

If you are ready to sell your graded coins, or have any questions about how the process of selling your certified coin collection can work for you, please feel free to call us toll-free at 1-800-622-5680 or contact us.

Selling Your Graded Coins is Simple with American Rarities

Selling your certified coins need not be complicated or time-consuming. Simply email us an inventory list and/or pictures of your coins, or call us and let us know what you have. One of our buyers will immediately begin the process of evaluating and pricing your coins.

In many cases, it is an easy matter to have one of our expert coin buyers stop by for a personal visit. We will evaluate your coins, provide you with a free coin appraisal, and give you a no-obligation cash offer to buy. If a visit is not possible for any reason, we offer a fully insured mail-in service as well.

List of Rare Coin Grading Services

Group of off brand certified coins

"Gold Standard" Grading Companies

  • PCGS
  • NGC
  • ANACS

Lesser-Known, Off-Brand and Non-Mainstream Coin Grading Companies

  • ACC – American Certified Coins
  • ACCGS – American Coin Club Grading Service
  • ACGS – American Coin Grading Service
  • ASA or ACG – AccuGrade, Inc.
  • ANA – American Numismatic Association
  • ANI – American Numismatic Institute
  • Blanchard
  • Capitol Coin Grading Service
  • CCCS – Canadian Coin Certification Service
  • CCG – Colonial Grading Company
  • CGSOA – Coin Grading Service of America
  • COMPUGRADE
  • CSI – Certified Silver Investments
  • DCGS – Digital Coin Grading Service
  • DGS – Dominion Grading Service
  • EAGC – Eastern American Grading Company
  • ENGS – Elite Numismatic Grading Service
  • FSC – Fiducial Select Capitol
  • GCS – Global Certification Service
  • GCGS – Global Coin Grading Service
  • GECgrading.com
  • Hallmark Coin Grading Service
  • ICCS – International Coin Certification Service
  • ICG – Independent Coin Grading Company
  • IGS – International Grading Service
  • INB – International Numismatic Bureau
  • INCS – International Numismatic Certification Service
  • INGS – International Numismatic Grading Service
  • INS Authentication Bureau
  • MCCS – Millenium Coin Certification Services
  • NAC – Numismatic Authentication Service
  • NAGC – Numismatic Assurance Grading Corp
  • NANC – North American Numismatic Certification
  • NCGS – National Coin Grading Service
  • NCI – Numismatic Certification Institute
  • NCS – Numismatic Conservation Service
  • NES – Numismatic Evaluation Service
  • NGS – NuGrade Service
  • NGS – Numismatic Grading Service
  • NNC – National Numismatic Certification
  • NPCS – NUMISPRO
  • NPG – Numismatic Professional Grading
  • NSCGS – New Standard Coin Grading Service
  • NTC – NumisTrust Corporation
  • PCC – Premier Certified Coins
  • PCCI – Photo-Certified Coin Institue
  • PCGA – Premier Coin Grading and Authentication
  • PGS – Professional Grading Service
  • PIC – Paramount International Coin Corp
  • PICC – Pacific International Coin Collectable
  • PNCS – Professiona Numismatic Certification Service
  • PNGL – Professional Numismatic Grading Laboratory
  • SDGS – Silver Dollar Grading Service
  • SEGS – Sovereign Entities Grading Service
  • SGS – Star Grading Service
  • TCGS – Twenty-first Century Grading Service
  • TGS – TruGrade Service
  • UGS – Universal Grading Service
  • UNC – United Numismatic Company
  • USCG – US Coin Grading Service
  • WCG – World Coin Grading

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