(Newport Beach, California) — The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has rolled out PCGS Gold Shield Service, replacing PCGS Secure Service, effective since January 1, 2018. PCGS Gold Shield retains the process and function of PCGS Secure in that it checks coins that come through PCGS Gold Shield against a vast proprietary imaging database. This is […]
Five things to know about the FUN Show
Free evaluations and a grading contest are among the show’s highlights. The Florida United Numismatists (FUN) show is Thursday, January 4 to Sunday, January 7, 2018, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Here are five things to know before you go: Free evaluations: NGC Chairman and Grading Finalizer Mark Salzberg and PMG Grading Finalizer […]
Can you pass the no-bid coin test?
Below you will find a dozen screen shots of problem coin lots that a knowledgeable hobbyist would never bid on. Can you identify the issue on the coin, label, flip, or description? I’ll provide a hint with each sample. Answers will be provided at the end of the post. 1) “Open Sesame” 2) A Case […]
PCGS to display the Miller/Ashmore Morgan Dollars Super Set at FUN
(Newport Beach, California) — The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) will display the Miller/Ashmore Morgan Dollars Super Set, Circulation Strikes (1878-1921) at the Florida United Numismatists Show (FUN) at the Tampa Convention Center January 4-7, 2018. The Morgan Dollars Super Set, Circulation Strikes (1878-1921), consists of 331 Morgan Silver Dollars, including the standard Morgan major variety rarities and […]
GreatCollections and honest numismatic photos
Before sharing an interview with GreatCollections President Ian Russell concerning his company’s practice of providing honest numismatic photos, I want to discuss the dishonesty and risk of buying coins with altered or poor photos. Here’s a poor photo of a coin that I took a risk with, bidding based on a Proxibid lot that didn’t […]
Review of NGC versus PCGS
Last year at this time NGC chairman Mark Salzberg made this announcement, on which he expanded at the beginning of 2017: [A]ll coins currently in NGC Registry sets—including those graded by other services—will be allowed to stay in those sets. There will be no NGC Registry point deductions or rank changes for these coins or sets. […]
Assembling sets by price rather than grade
There’s something extremely satisfying about seeing (and even more so assembling) a beautifully matched set of coins. One of the main reasons it’s so satisfying is that it has undeniable eye appeal. The other reason is it’s an extremely difficult task to accomplish. If you’re like me and you’d rather rush to complete your set […]
Resubmitting or living with grades
In my opinion, these beautifully toned Roosevelt dimes received low grades, MS-63 for the 1946-D and MS-62 for the 1947-D. You can go to the certifications and expand, and you’ll see more small marks on the cheek of the 1946-D than on the cheek of the 1947-D, which got the lower of the two grade. […]
Testing the PCGS Restoration Service
This is one of my most expensive coins, in an old green holder tucked in my bank box, with surfaces that might justify a few higher points on the Sheldon 70-point scale. But it has unsightly toning, justifying the MS-61 grade. The eye appeal is substandard. Here’s the upside, however: If a lightly worn key date […]
Crossover crack-outs at NGC
The photo above constitutes the gist of this post concerning cracking out coins and submitting them to NGC, to see what difference, if any, a world-class holdering company assigns to coins in lower-level slabs. NGC is one of the top companies because of its consistent grading standards. I admire this company for many reasons, especially […]
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