The third "round" of the PCGS World Series of Coin Grading was held March 12 and 13 at the Baltimore coin show. There were 11 dealers that participated in the "Professional" division, and 19 collectors who participated in the "Collector" division. The winners were as follows.
Professional Division
1st place - Andy Lustig 73.5 (out of a possible 100)
2nd place (tie) - Dale Williams 69
2nd place (tie) - Lee Bellisario 69
Collector Division
1st place - Darrel Low 61
2nd place - Ralph Dimmick 60
The overall standings after three rounds are as follows. Note that the first and second place winners being automatically qualified for the finals to be held this summer at the American Numismatic Association convention in Pittsburgh, while the next highest scorers may be eligible for the 7 "wild card" spots in the finals.
Professional Division
Round One winner - Steve Slater 77
Round One runner-up - Chris Napolitano 75
Round Two winner - Robert Johnson 85.5
Round Two runner-up - Jeff Garrett 85
Round Two runner-up - Jason Carter 85
Round Three winner - Andy Lustig 73.5
Round Three runner-up - Dale Williams 69
Round Three runner-up - Lee Bellisario 69
Jim Halperin 82.5
Tim Carroll 81.5
Thad Olson 81.5
Don Bonser 81.5
Don Ketterling 78.5
Doug Thomas 78.5
Brian Hendelson 78.5
Collector Division
Round One winner - John Sullivan 60
Round One winner - Mark Kever 59
Round Two winner - Craig Eberhart 62
Round Two runner-up - Nick Cascio 60.5
Round Three winner - Darrel Low 61
Round Three runner-up - Ralph Dimmick 60
George Callahan 58
Mark Ross 57.5
Richard Hennessy 56
Sam Deep 54.5
Guillaume LaFrance 54.5
Larry Shapiro 54
Greg Hansen 50.5
Michael Grodecki 50.5
Eric Hogan 50.5
Here are the coins that were used in Round Three of the World Series along with the grades of top scorers Andy Lustig, Dale Williams, and Lee Bellisario.
| Coin | PCGS | Lustig | Williams | Bellisario |
| 1881 T $1 | PR66DCAM | PR65DCAM | PR66DCAM | PR66DCAM |
| 1927 $20 | MS63 | MS63 | MS63 | MS64 |
| 1897 5C | MS66 | MS66 | MS65 | MS65 |
| 1872 1C | PR64RB | PR65RB | Questionable Toning | PF65RB |
| 1954-S 10C | MS67 | MS66 | MS66 | MS66 Full Torch |
| 1857 1C | XF40 | XF40 | VF35 | EF40 |
| 1941-D 50C | MS66 | MS65 | MS65 | MS65 |
| 1903 25C | MS64 | MS64 | MS64 | MS64 |
| 1887 S $1 | MS64 | MS64 | MS64 | MS65 |
| 1932 $10 | MS65 | MS65 | MS65 | MS65 |
| 1912-D 1C | MS63RD | MS64RB | Questionable Toning | MS64Red |
| 1991 $5 | PR70DCAM | PR69DCAM | PR68DCAM | PF70DCAM |
| 1882-CC S$1 | MS66 | MS66 | MS66 | MS66 |
| 1941-S 50C | MS65 | MS65 | MS65 | MS64 |
| 1961 25C | PR67 | PR67 | PR69 | Altered Surfaces |
| 1898-S S $1 | MS66 | MS65 | MS65PL | MS66PL |
| Texas 50C | MS64 | MS66 | MS64 | MS65 |
| 1911 10C | MS65 | MS65 | MS64 | MS65 |
| 1890 5C | MS65 | MS65 | MS64 | MS64 |
| 1941 50C | MS67 | MS67 | MS67 | MS66 |
| 1923 S $1 | MS64 | MS64 | MS64 | MS64 |
| 1891-O S $1 | G04 | VG8 | Good 6 | F12 |
| 1853 $2 1/2 | AU55 | AU50 | Counterfeit | AU50 |
| 1928 1C | MS67RD | MS66RD | MS67Red | MS67Red |
| 1939 10C | PR66 | PR67 | PR67 | PF66 |
| 1884 S $1 | MS63 | MS63 | MS63 | MS62 |
| 1866 50C | MS65 | MS65 | MS64 | MS64 |
| 1911-D $2 1/2 | Counterfeit | FAKE | Counterfeit | Cleaning |
| Elgin 50C | MS66 | MS66 | MS66 | MS65 |
| 1862 3CS | MS65 | MS65 | MS65 | MS65 |
| 1912 10C | AU55 | AU58 | Cleaning | Cleaning |
| 1882-CC S$1 | MS67 | MS66 | MS66 | MS67 |
| 1921 S $1 | MS66 | MS65 | MS66 | MS66 |
| 1892 $2 1/2 | MS67 | MS67 | MS65 | MS67 |
| 1872 5C | PR66CAM | PR65CAM | PR65CAM | PR65CAM |
| 1854 H10C | MS65 | MS66 | MS65 | MS64 |
| 1939-S 50C | MS66 | MS64 | MS65 | MS65 |
| 1908 50C | Artificial Toning | Questionable Toning | Questionable Toning | Q Toning |
| 1897 $10 | MS62 | MS61 | MS61 | MS61 |
| BTW 50C | MS65 | MS65 | MS64 | MS64 |
Round Four of the PCGS World Series of Coin Grading will be held at the Long Beach coin show June 3 to 5. To register to participate in the PCGS World Series of Coin Grading call PCGS at (800) 447-8848.