Round Three of World Series Complete

David Hall - March 17, 2004
  Contestant Thad Olson examines a coin in Long Beach.

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.

CoinPCGSLustigWilliamsBellisario
1881 T $1PR66DCAMPR65DCAMPR66DCAMPR66DCAM
1927 $20MS63MS63MS63MS64
1897 5CMS66MS66MS65MS65
1872 1CPR64RBPR65RBQuestionable ToningPF65RB
1954-S 10CMS67MS66MS66MS66 Full Torch
1857 1CXF40XF40VF35EF40
1941-D 50CMS66MS65MS65MS65
1903 25CMS64MS64MS64MS64
1887 S $1MS64MS64MS64MS65
1932 $10MS65MS65MS65MS65
1912-D 1CMS63RDMS64RBQuestionable ToningMS64Red
1991 $5PR70DCAMPR69DCAMPR68DCAMPF70DCAM
1882-CC S$1MS66MS66MS66MS66
1941-S 50CMS65MS65MS65MS64
1961 25CPR67PR67PR69Altered Surfaces
1898-S S $1MS66MS65MS65PLMS66PL
Texas 50CMS64MS66MS64MS65
1911 10CMS65MS65MS64MS65
1890 5CMS65MS65MS64MS64
1941 50CMS67MS67MS67MS66
1923 S $1MS64MS64MS64MS64
1891-O S $1G04VG8Good 6F12
1853 $2 1/2AU55AU50CounterfeitAU50
1928 1CMS67RDMS66RDMS67RedMS67Red
1939 10CPR66PR67PR67PF66
1884 S $1MS63MS63MS63MS62
1866 50CMS65MS65MS64MS64
1911-D $2 1/2CounterfeitFAKECounterfeitCleaning
Elgin 50CMS66MS66MS66MS65
1862 3CSMS65MS65MS65MS65
1912 10CAU55AU58CleaningCleaning
1882-CC S$1MS67MS66MS66MS67
1921 S $1MS66MS65MS66MS66
1892 $2 1/2MS67MS67MS65MS67
1872 5CPR66CAMPR65CAMPR65CAMPR65CAM
1854 H10CMS65MS66MS65MS64
1939-S 50CMS66MS64MS65MS65
1908 50CArtificial ToningQuestionable ToningQuestionable ToningQ Toning
1897 $10MS62MS61MS61MS61
BTW 50CMS65MS65MS64MS64

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.


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