RECEIVING

NGC's Receiving Department opens newly-arrived packages each morning and immediately verifies that the number of coins in each package matches the number shown on the submission invoice. A more detailed comparison is then made to ensure that the descriptions by date, denomination and mint mark correspond to the actual coins. The information is entered into a computer so the coins will be traceable throughout the grading process by invoice number. Each coin's temporary holder receives a label bearing the invoice and line item numbers, information which is duplicated on the label in a bar-code inscription for quick reading by the computer. The coins are placed in labeled and bar-coded plastic boxes, dated, and are arranged in the order received, so that they will be graded on a "first in-first out" basis.