Hall of Fame ceremony, charitable auction honor the memory of late coin entrepreneur Michael “Miles” Standish 

Professional Coin Grading Service is inducting Michael “Miles” Standish into its PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealers Hall of Fame and GreatCollections is hosting a benefit auction for the philanthropist’s charities

(Santa Ana, California) — Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and GreatCollections (www.greatcollections.com/) are joining forces to honor Michael “Miles” Standish, one of the most prominent figures of the coin industry over the past two decades. Standish passed away on July 11, 2023, at the age of 58, leaving behind a legacy of helping to build the third-party grading industry as it is known today while giving back to the causes that were close to his heart.

“Standish’s impact at PCGS was profound,” said PCGS President Stephanie Sabin. Standish had begun working at PCGS in his early 20s back in 1987 to become the company’s first full-time grader. He also cofounded Collectors Universe, which became PCGS’s parent company.

Standish will be inducted into the PCGS Coin Dealer Hall of Fame at a ceremony sponsored by U.S. Coins during the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money on August 10, 2023. “We are grateful that he dedicated so much of his career to PCGS. Therefore, we are memorializing him in the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame, which is the highest honor our company can bestow upon an innovator like Standish, who helped shape our industry.”

Ian Russell and his team at coin auction house GreatCollections are also paying their respects to Standish by way of a charity auction that will benefit the Standish Foundation for Children, a non-profit focused on healthcare for children created by Standish and his wife, Andy, in 2010.  “I remember first meeting ‘Miles’ about 20 years ago — we drove up to a Lakers game together to watch Kobe [Bryant],” Russell said. “His mind was always thinking coins and marketing — he not only helped our firm in the early days, but many other dealers out there.”

Donations of certified coins can be made to be part of the Standish charity auction on Sunday, September 24, 2023. All coins should arrive at GreatCollections by Monday, August 21. All proceeds from these consignments will go to the Standish Foundation, including the full buyer’s fee.

For more information about the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame, please visit https://www.pcgs.com/pcgscoinfacts/coindealerhof.

About Professional Coin Grading Service 

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is a third-party coin and banknote grading company that was launched in 1986. Over 35 years, PCGS has examined and certified more than 52.4 million U.S. and world coins, medals, and tokens with a combined value of over $51.4 billion. For more information about PCGS products and services, including how to submit your coins for authentication and grading, please visit www.PCGS.com or call PCGS Customer Service at (800) 447-8848.

About GreatCollections 

GreatCollections, the official auction house of the American Numismatic Association, specializes in auctioning certified coins and banknotes, handling transactions from start to finish. Since its founding in 2010, GreatCollections has successfully auctioned over 1 million certified coins, making it one of the leading certified coin companies in the United States, with annual sales in 2022 exceeding $270 million. Ian Russell, owner/president of GreatCollections, is a member of the prestigious Professional Numismatists Guild, a member of the National Auctioneers Association, and was recently named the ANA Harry J. Forman Dealer of the Year. For more information about GreatCollections, visit www.greatcollections.com or call 800-442-6467.

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