The eagerly anticipated start of authentication and grading of rare coins in Hong Kong by Professional Coin Grading Service is underway through its new company, Collectors Universe (Hong Kong) Ltd. — PCGS. PCGS is grading coins prior to and during the Hong Kong International Coin Convention and Antique Watch Fair beginning on March 24 and continuing through April 6, 2012.
Coins now are being accepted from PCGS Collectors Club members and PCGS Authorized Dealers at "pre-show" discounted rates [...]
The recent announcement that Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has established a Hong Kong-based authentication and grading service, Collectors Universe (Hong Kong) Ltd., has received enthusiastic response from some of Asia’s most respected rare coin dealers and collectors.
Guidelines and submission forms on how to submit coins to PCGS in Asia will be announced soon in conjunction with the Hong Kong Coin Convention and Antique Watch Show, April 6 – 8, 2012 [...]
Rare coins authenticated and certified for grade by Professional Coin Grading Service (www.pcgs.com) broke or tied dozens of price records at the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) convention auction sessions conducted by Heritage Auctions (www.HA.com).
"PCGS-certified coins ruled the day at the recent FUN show. Record prices were realized for a 1793 Chain cent as well as an 1829 large date $5, both bringing $1.38 million in the Heritage Platinum Night auctions. Strong prices were also realized for Denis Loring’s 1793 large cent collection as well as Dr. Steven Duckor’s collection of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles," said Don Willis, President of [...]
In a major expansion of its international services and activities, the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT) has established a Hong Kong-based authentication and grading operation.
The new Asia venture will be known as Collectors Universe (Hong Kong) Ltd.
In May 2010, PCGS successfully opened an office in Paris, France as part of the company’s increasing international services, and since then PCGS-certified coins have repeatedly brought higher-than-estimated prices at public auctions in Europe [...]
A 1793 S-4 Chain cent, graded PCGS MS65 Brown, sold for $1,380,000 in the Heritage Auctions Platinum Night event at the Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando, January 4, 2012. That is a record price for a U.S. copper coin in a public auction, according to Heritage.
The Philadelphia Mint struck cents with the 13 linking rings design on the reverse only during the month of March 1793. The design was changed from a chain to a wreath after some critics complained the chain was symbolic of slavery even though the 13 rings were intended to represent the original 13 U.S. colonies [...]
With the reported pending $7.395 million sale of the unique 1787 Brasher Doubloon, the most valuable certified United States gold, silver and copper coins are in Professional Coin Grading Service holders.
"The most recent national numismatic treasure in the news is the one-of-a-kind Brasher Doubloon with designer Ephraim Brasher’s initials, EB, on the eagle’s breast. This coin is graded PCGS AU50," ," said Don Willis, President of PCGS, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT).
"The Brasher Doubloon is reportedly in the process of being formally sold next month by [...]
Collectors attending the upcoming Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando, January 5 – 7, 2012, will have the opportunity to test their coin grading skills and a chance to win a valuable gold coin from the Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com).
The competition is sponsored by PCGS Photograde™ Online and will be open to current members of the PCGS Collectors Club as well as active PCGS Set RegistrySM members. It will not be open to dealers.
The competition will be conducted at the PCGS booth (#100) at FUN, and participants should [...]
Collectors attending the American Numismatic Association National Money Show in Pittsburgh, October 13 – 15, 2011, will be able to view the number one collection in the PCGS Set Registry(SM) of Barber half dollars with major varieties (circulation strikes, 1892 – 1915). The set will be displayed at the Professional Coin Grading Service booth, #134.
"We heard excellent comments from collectors and dealers when the set was displayed at the September Long Beach Expo. The display in Pittsburgh will be only the third time this impressive collection has ever been publicly exhibited," said Don Willis, President of PCGS, a division of Collectors Universe (Nasdaq: CLCT).
"The set now has a weighted grade point average of 67.057. It was assembled over decades by [...]
Officials of the Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) are applauding the efforts of collector Mike Marshall of Trenton, Ontario in combating the sales of counterfeit coins in Canada. At the recent PCGS Set Registry(SM) luncheon, PCGS announced it was awarding him with a check for $5,000 and a plaque praising his work.
"Mike Marshall has been a huge aid to PCGS in combating Chinese counterfeiting. His tenacity resulted in the removal of several counterfeiters from online auctions," said Don Willis, President of PCGS, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLCT)…
In 2009, Marshall wrote an article for Canadian Coin News that detailed the counterfeiting problems and [...]
Three famous numismatists have been inducted as the second class to enter the PCGS CoinFacts™ Coin Dealer Hall of Fame: David W. Akers, John Love and Harvey G. Stack.
"The Hall of Fame was established in 2010 to recognize outstanding dealers, past and present, who have handled the greatest coins and collections, and who have made the most significant contributions to numismatics," said David Hall, PCGS Co-Founder and President of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT).
Akers, Love and Stack join the six inaugural PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame members announced last year [...]
