Customer Service
Buying/Selling DGS Coins
Submissions
Grading
AuthentiVIEW™
Holder Design
Population Report
eBay
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Customer Service
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Do you accept Paypal?
Yes. Please make payments to us in Paypal at: payment@dominiongrading.com
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How much do you charge for return shipping?
We have simplified shipping and handling to a simple formula. The base rate is $10, plus $0.75 additional for every thousand after the first $1000 in value.
For example, if you have $2000 in coins submitted, the shipping fee is $10.75.
All shipments will be sent via USPS priority, insured and/or registered mail. If you supply us with a FedEx or USPS express mail account (with your insurance) we will ship on your account for no shipping charge.
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Buying/Selling DGS Coins
Submissions
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Can I submit more than 20 coins in a single submission to save shipping and also to keep my items together?
Yes, you can submit as many coins as you like on a single submission. Just use as many pages as you need. You don't even need a special form for the submission after the cover page. Just use regular paper if you like and attach it to the cover.
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Will DGS allow cross-over coins graded by PCI?
Yes. We will accept PCI-graded coins for submission at the cross-over rate into DGS graded slabs. However, we do not guarantee that the coins will grade the same after re-evaluation. There is a strong chance that coins will regrade lower in the DGS holder as our standards will be stricter than PCI. (See Grading Standards). Coins with problems that were not noted in PCI holders will be labeled as such in the DGS holders.
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Will you accept ancient Roman, Greek, Byzantine, etc. coins for grading?
Not at this time. We are not set up with the proper holders or grading staff for ancients. We hope to offer grading of these coin in our second or third year.
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Is there a separate charge to crack a coin out of its old holder before you regrade a coin?
Yes. We charge $2 per coin in addition to the basic grading fee to crack out a coin for crossover or regrade from another service. This fee is always charged, even if a minimum grade is specified that is not met.
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Do you accept coins for cross-over at a higher grade only?
Yes. You may submit coins for crossover at a minimum grade, and that minimum grade may be higher than the existing grade on the holder. If the coin does not make this grade, your coin is returned to you in its original holder. Submission fees are still applicable in the event that a coin does not cross at the requested minimum grade.
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Do you accept GSA dollars still in their government holders?
Yes, we will be happy to grade your GSA dollars. These are cracked out for grading purposes and then when they are put into the DGS holder, the label is designated “GSA”. We can not grade the coins and keep them in their original GSA holder. If you would like the cracked and empty GSA holder returned to you please include this on your submission form and we will be happy to send them back along with your graded coins.
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Grading
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What grading standard will DGS use?
DGS will use the grading standard established by Photograde (James Ruddy), first published in 1970. These standards were adopted by the American Numismatic Association (www.money.org) in 1977.
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Who will be grading DGS coins?
Coins submitted to DGS will be carefully graded by a team of numismatic professionals consisting of members of the DLRC staff, and outside numismatic professionals who are considered to be experts in their fields.
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Will DGS accept damaged/cleaned coins for grading?
Yes. We believe that every authentic coin deserves protection in a slab and is worthy of certification and grading. We will notate problem coins with red and/or blue text on the (same) label describing the problem. Also coins will NOT be net-graded. In other words, an AU coin that is cleaned is not XF.
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Do you plan on having a independent company doing an audit to insure a level playing field with coins submitted by DLRC?
Frankly, we don’t see a need for that at this time as we feel that the coins and grading will speak for themselves. We do place the letter “D” at the end of the serial number for every coin that has been submitted by David Lawrence Rare Coins. We feel that is the best way to offer full transparency. In the past we’ve seen other grading services offer “independent audits” but the marketplace did not attach any special value to that. If we take time to grade the coins properly, the marketplace will appreciate that. Our Visual Population report is our way of demonstrating to the community how serious we are about grading coins correctly.
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Will DGS grade error coins?
At this time, we will only grade and designate major Guide Book (Redbook) listed coins.
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When grading a counterfeit coin, why do you use use the words "Questionable Authenticity" rather than something more straighforward like "Counterfeit"?
When we state "Questionable Authenticity" we are of the opinion that the coin is counterfeit, or altered in such a way as to deceive.
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How do you determine if a coin has been cleaned?
Cleaning is generally obvious to us a professional graders and shows up on the coin as hairlines in the metal, and often the metal color just looks wrong. You may request that we not slab any coins that have been designated as “cleaned” or “damaged” in any way. The usual submission fee will apply but that way you don’t have to worry about getting the coin out of the holder.
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What are the DGS standard for FBL Franklins, FS nickels and FB dimes?
We employ the strictest of standards for the FBL, FB, and FS designations so all lines in the design must be completely struck and free of post-manufacture marks (scratches, bag marks, etc) on them as well.
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Do you charge extra for the FBL designation on Franklin halves? FB on Mercury dimes, etc?
There is no charge for the designations of:
* RD, RB, BN (red, red brown & brown) on copper coinage
* FS (full step) Jefferson Nickels
* FB (full band) Mercury & Roosevelt dimes
* FH (full head) Standing Liberty Quarters
* FBL (full bell lines) on Franklin half dollars
* PL (prooflike) & DMPL (deep mirror prooflike)
We do not charge for these because these are determinations of grading and not variety determinations.
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AuthentiVIEW™
Holder Design
Population Report
eBay
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Can I list DGS-graded coins for sale on eBay?
At the moment you cannot list DGS-graded coins on eBay with the DGS name and grade in the item headline. We are aggressively working with eBay to get our coins listed (with DGS in the headline) and hope to have good news shortly on that front.
In the meantime, you can list DGS coin on eBay without putting DGS in the headline.
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