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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is a third-party coin and banknote grading company that was launched in 1986. PCGS is a division of Collectors Universe, Inc., a leading provider of authentication, grading, and collection management services to the collectibles market. Over 35 years, PCGS has examined and certified more than 60.5 million U.S. and world coins, banknotes, medals, and tokens with a combined value of over $58.3 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.
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Finest Known 1787 Fugio Copper. Club Rays. Newman 5-HH. Rarity-8. Concave Ends, UNITED STATES. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC.

Fugio Cents: The First Regular-Issue United States Coin

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By John Dannreuther, Gordon Wrubel, Craig Sholley, Brian Greer, Chuck Link, Tony Terranova, Chris Victor-McCawley, David McCarthy, and Erik Goldstein for PCGS ...... Over the...

PCGS Unveils 2026 Trade & Grade Show Schedule

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Four Luxury Events Set for Phoenix, Huntington Beach, Philadelphia, and Las Vegas Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has released its full schedule of Trade & Grade...
1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. Class III. BB-306. Second Reverse. Lettered Edge. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC. CMQ.

28 of the Top 30 Most Valuable Coins of 2025 Were PCGS-Graded—Million-Dollar Rarities Dominate...

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The trophy coin market roared in 2025. And once again, third-party grading played a decisive role. For the second consecutive year, 28 of the 30 highest-priced...

PCGS Announces 2026 CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame Inductees

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Professional Coin Grading Services (PCGS) has announced three new inductees into the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame, an honor it has awarded...

Notable Notes: The “Lincoln Porthole” $5 Silver Certificate

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By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ...... Collectors often refer to Large-Size United States paper money as “Horse Blankets,” and for good reason. Before the introduction...

PCGS Grading Room: Surface Smoothing and Other Forms of Metal Alteration

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Surface preservation remains one of the most critical and most misunderstood factors in professional coin grading. Among the issues that can prevent a coin...
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PCGS Hires CoinWeek’s Charles Morgan as Numismatic Researcher, Expands Leadership Team

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Longtime editor Charles Morgan becomes PCGS manager of numismatic research and programs, while others are promoted from within to new leadership roles. (Santa Ana, California)...
Professional Coin Grading Service has launched ancient coin grading with encapsulation of Qing Dynasty Chinese cash coinage. Courtesy of Professional Coin Grading Service

PCGS Launches Ancient Coin Grading, First to Offer Comprehensive Guarantee

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Professional Coin Grading Service is unveiling the ancient coin encapsulation for submissions in Shanghai, China Professional Coin Grading Service has launched ancient coin grading services...
PCGS President Stephanie Sabin and PCGS Founder & Senior Grader Gordon Wrubel have once again been named Coin World Most Influential People in Numismatics. Courtesy of Professional Coin Grading Service. 

Coin World’s Most Influential People in Numismatics Recognizes Professional Coin Grading Service Luminaries

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Those being honored at Professional Coin Grading Service are multiple-time inductees. Two longtime figures at Professional Coin Grading Service were recently recognized by Coin World when...
Philippines 100000 Piso Note. Image: PCGS / CoinWeek.

This is Huge! PCGS Grades Guinness World Record Bank Note

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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) recently graded a rare and historic modern banknote from the Philippines, once declared by Guinness World Records to be...
Reception area at the new PCGS headquarters. Image: PCGS.

PCGS Expands Headquarters, Starts Hiring Blitz

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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), a division of leading collectibles grading and authentication company Collectors Universe, Inc., goes into the heart of 2025 by...
Reception area at the new PCGS headquarters. Image: PCGS.

PCGS Expands Headquarters Office

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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) recently unveiled its new headquarters in a move that greatly increases office area for the third-party grading firm. The...

PCGS Launches Revamped Online Coin Submission Portal

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On the heels of dominating the 2024 top auction results and continued trends of major sales in January, Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is...
Three of 2024's highest selling coins. Image: PCGS.

28 of Top 30 Coins Sold in 2024 Certified by PCGS

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Twenty-eight of the top 30 highest auction prices realized for coins sold at auction during the course of 2024 were achieved with coins certified...
1860 Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Pattern Schilling. Image: PCGS/CoinWeek.

PCGS Grades Rare 1860 Australian Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Pattern Shilling

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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) recently graded an 1860 Australian Port Phillip Pattern Shilling in silver. Known as one of the rarest and most...
1862 Germantown $1 Banknote. Image: PCGS.

Rare Germantown $1 Note Graded By Professional Coin Grading Service

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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) recently graded a magnificent and obsolete 1862 Bank of Germantown $1 note from Philadelphia. Boasting phenomenal surface quality, this...
Kyle Knapp. Image: PCGS / CoinWeek.

PCGS Grader Kyle C. Knapp Awarded Honorary Doctorate by ANA

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Recently, Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) Principal Grader Kyle C. Knapp was awarded an honorary Doctor of Numismatics degree by the American Numismatic Association...
PCGS May-June 2024 Pre-33 Gold Surprise Special.

PCGS Announces Pre-1933 Gold Coin Encapsulation Special

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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is running a surprise discount on the encapsulation of some of the most popular pre-1933 United States gold coins....
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UltraBreaks Debuts 2023 Morgan, Peace Dollars With PCGS Holographic Labels

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Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) was selected to create and debut a set of limited-edition holographic labels for a new program of 2023 Morgan...
PCGS World's Columbian Exposition Elongated Coin. Image: PCGS.

PCGS Unveils Grading of Classic Elongated Coins

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Professional Coin Grading Service expands elongated coin grading to include pieces cataloged in seminal subject-area book   Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has announced it will...
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