PCGS News and Articles

On the heels of dominating the 2024 top auction results and continued trends of major sales in January, Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) makes it easier than ever for customers to utilize services of the most trusted name in the industry. The company recently launched a revamped online coin submission center that offers customers a wealth of tools that make submitting coins for grading faster, easier to understand, and more efficient no matter how big or small the submission.

The Long Beach Expo, a cornerstone event for the numismatic and collectibles community for over 60 years, has announced a strategic adjustment to its 2025 schedule. In a move designed to focus more on the core needs of the collectibles hobby, the Long Beach Expo will pause its June and September shows, focusing exclusively on delivering an exceptional February event.

Twenty-eight of the top 30 highest auction prices realized for coins sold at auction during the course of 2024 were achieved with coins graded by Professional Coin Grading Service (<www.PCGS.com). It continues a longtime trend of the rarest and most valuable coins being encapsulated by PCGS, which is nearing its 40th year in operation.

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) recently encapsulated a circa 1600 Dutch gold coin that was designed to look like an English Elizabeth I Sovereign. The Netherlands Kampen Double Rose Noble is an extremely rare gold coin yielding perhaps five or six known specimens, one of which was recently sold for $195,500 at auction before it was submitted to PCGS for grading. The exquisite specimen, attributed as an FR-155 Vanhoudt-1575 variety, was graded PCGS MS63.