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.
