Where to Get Coins Graded The two most trusted names in graded coins are the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and the Numismatic Guarantee Corporation (NGC). These industry-leading organizations have earned a reputation as the go-to companies for graded coins due to their high standards ...
Discover the basics of coin grading! Coin grading is a great way to authenticate and protect the coins in your collection. Learn all about coin grading and two popular third-party grading companies, P
There are four major professional grading services: PCGS, NGC, ICG, and ANACS. While collectors are certainly welcome – and encouraged – to grade their own coins, these four services are typically used to grade high-end examples of older or rarer coins. These companies are professionally recog...
PCGS offers two different ways to submit coins either by (1) joining the Collectors Club or (2) going through a PCGS Authorized Dealer. Both will get your coins graded.
Graded/Slabbed: A coin that has been submitted to a coin grading company. The two largest ones are Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), and Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS). The graded coin is sealed in a rectangular, tamper-proof plastic shell known as a "slab." Key date: Thi...
The PCGS has graded 260 coins at MS67, keeping the value to $260. At MS68, five coins are known, valued today at $9,500 apiece. The finest 1944 S quarter graded by PCGS is a single coin graded MS68+, with strong toning on the obverse. It was last sold at auction in 2018, mak...
size, shape, and material, so it’s important to know what you have before you can start evaluating their worth. If you’re new to coin collecting, you may want to invest in a coin identification book or use an online resource likeNumistaorPCGSCoinFacts to help you identify your coins....
size, shape, and material, so it’s important to know what you have before you can start evaluating their worth. If you’re new to coin collecting, you may want to invest in a coin identification book or use an online resource likeNumistaorPCGSCoinFacts to help you identify your coins....
A few years back I submitted over 100 US Philippine coins that had been graded by PCGS and ANACS to NGC in their original holders with permission to remove. I was curious how closely PCGS and ANACS would track with NGC grading. The statistical result was they crossed at virtually ...
In mint state, red coins are more valuable – but prices are generally still modest. At MS63, the PCGS values a 1980 red cent at $5. That increases to $15 for a gem quality red MS65, and $187 at red MS67. The highest graded example at the PCGS is a sole MS68 red coin. That...