PCGS Guarantee of Grade & Authenticity

Customer Bill of Rights

The Guarantee of Grade & Authenticity is fundamental to PCGS's concept of third-party grading. The cash-back policy ensures the accuracy of the grade assigned to any PCGS coin as long as it remains in its tamper-evident holder. If a coin is believed to be improperly graded, and a discrepancy is found when resubmitted through PCGS's Downgrade Resubmission service, the guarantee entitles the coin's owner to options designed for his protection.

Genuine Coins All coins encapsulated by PCGS are guaranteed to be Genuine. PCGS will now encapsulate some problem coins as 'Genuine' without grading them. These coins are labeled 'Genuine not Gradable'. For a complete list of these PCGS grades see our Grading Standards page.

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