COIN EXAMINATION AND ATTRIBUTION
GUIDELINES
If you have coins that you would like to have examined, or suspected doubled dies, RPMs, OMMs, Repunched Dates, Overdates, or Misplaced Dates that you would like to have attributed, the following guidelines must be followed.
1) The fee for attributions is $5 per coin ($3 per coin for NCADD members). Return postage and
insurance must be included with any coins sent.
2) You may send up to, but no more than, 5 coins per shipment.
3) Do NOT send any additional shipments until your previous shipment has been returned.
4) NEVER send coins by Certified Mail. If they are lost or stolen in the mail you will NOT be
able to recover any of their value. Certified Mail does NOT carry any insurance. Coins with
an estimated value of less than $500 should be sent by Insured First Class Mail. If the coins are
valued at $500 or more, they should be sent by Registered Mail.
5) If you would like to receive a notice that the coins arrived here safely, include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard in the package and I will send it to inform you that the coins arrived safely.
You can also take advantage of the return receipts available through the Post Office for insured
packages over $50 or for Registered Mail. For an extra fee from the Post Office, tracking
information can be obtained for packages shipped via Priority Mail.
6) Be sure to package your coins very carefully. If they can move about in the package, they
might be able to tear out of the package and become lost.
7) We do NOT attribute foreign coin varieties – only die varieties on U.S. coinage.
8) Once the coins arrive they will be processed as expediently as possible.