PCGS News and Articles

A recent submission at PCGS underscores the continued dominance the company has as the foremost grader of world coinage. This submission by a major Australian coin dealer included a 1943 Australian Half Penny and 1977 Australian 2 Cents, both featuring obverse doubled die varieties that are being recognized by PCGS.

In its inaugural year, UltraBreaks has consistently sold out every release within minutes. UltraBreaks shattered dozens of price records, establishing a major following on re-sale platforms like eBay and Whatnot, solidifying themselves as a leading mystery coin pack product. Gold Rush and Infinity PCGS label coins have reached unprecedented values, selling for up to 20 times the initial retail price of the pack they came from.

A Mexico 1915 Suriana, Guerrero 2 Pesos graded PCGS AU58 just crossed the auction block for $138,500 to garner the highest price ever paid in a public sale for an individual coin from Mexico in Mexico. Meanwhile, a highly unusual mated pair of a die cap error and brockage was encapsulated by the PCGS grading team.

Long Beach Expo saw its most-attended September show in years as thousands of collectors converged in Southern California for the third of three shows held this year honoring the 60th anniversary of the convention.