Information & News About United States Coins
PCGS has announced a new Coin Quest for 2020. The new collection challenge follows on the heels of the 2019-W Quarter quest the grading company held last year. This year however, it is a different game. The game is simple: Collect a 2020 Lincoln Cent, Jefferson Nickel, and Roosevelt Dime from both the Denver and Philadelphia Mints. Submit them to PCGS for grading for $20 per coin. Get it done by April 30, 2020 and …
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is excited to announce its partnership with HID Global to begin embedding high-security Near Field Communication (NFC) chip technology in PCGS coin slabs. PCGS slabs embedded with NFC technology allow any collector or dealer with a modern smartphone to easily verify that the coin encapsulated within was indeed certified, graded, and slabbed by PCGS. The new NFC-enabled slabs will premiere in early 2020 and will be identified as such on …
November 25, 2019 – Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has announced new PCGS CAC Set Registry composites (sets), which will permit collectors to build collections of PCGS-graded coins that have been awarded a seal of approval from Certified Acceptance Corporation (www.CACcoin.com). This innovative move gives collectors of these premier PCGS-certified coins the exclusive opportunity to build competitive registry sets consisting of Certified Acceptance Corporation stickered coins for awards and incentives tailored to those who specialize …
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) will again be authenticating, grading, and certifying United States and world paper money domestically with the launch of a new service, PCGS Banknote (www.PCGS.com/banknote), in early January 2020. The company has successfully provided PCGS Gold Shield brand grading of U.S. and world paper money at its international Asia and Europe offices for the past four years. It now will offer those services in the United States and overseas under the new name, PCGS Banknote, with technologically advanced note holders for …
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has partnered with APMEX (www.APMEX.com), the largest online retailer of precious metals, to offer an exciting new product geared toward bullion enthusiasts beginning in 2020. It combines APMEX’s popular MintDirect® products with desirable PCGS FirstStrike® certification eligibility. For years, APMEX has had success selling United States Mint products sealed in protective plastic to ensure they remain in the same unopened, untouched, unsorted and unsearched condition just as they were received …
Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) will begin encapsulating United States Mint serialized Certificates of Authenticity, or COA, alongside the coins they guarantee. The service will also provide a pedigree on the coin insert with the matching serial number. This new service is being launched in conjunction with the new, low-mintage American Eagle 2019 One Ounce Silver Enhanced Reverse Proof Coin, which will be accompanied from the Mint with COAs bearing a serial number. Collectors and …
Newport Beach, CA (Sept.16, 2019) – Professional Coin Grading Service (PSGS, www.PCGS.com) is partnering with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (www.HoopHall.com) on a 2020 basketball commemorative coin program. The planned $5 denomination gold, $1 silver and 50-cent clad legal tender coins to be struck by the United States Mint will honor the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s 60thanniversary. PCGS will be creating customized designs for encapsulation inserts in conjunction with the Springfield, Mass.-based …
Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Amanda and it is a question that many modern collectors face. Should I buy slabbed coins and only buy slabbed coins? The answer, like so many in our hobby, depends on you. They write, Hi, I’ve been collecting for a year now and I’ve started buying slabbed coins from NGC and PCGS. Is that the best way to collect? It seems safer as they are likely genuine coins and …
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has begun offering the desirable “Prooflike” designation to qualifying Mint State Coins, Tokens, and Medals. It applies to both United States coinage as well as world coinage. As of July 1, all mint state coins, tokens and medals, U.S. and world, that meet the PCGS Prooflike standards now are eligible for PL designation. Brett Charville, PCGS President PCGS defines Prooflike when on a coin’s surface there is a clear reflection …
PCGS has announced that they will be offering a special label in holders for coins that are dropped off at the World’s Fair of Money event in Chicago next month. The grading service will be on-site for the American Numismatic Association’s annual event which will be held August 13-17 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The special label will only be available when you submit coins on-site and only for coins that you have …