Gordon Wrubel Rejoins PCGS Grading Team

(Newport Beach, CA) – Gordon Wrubel, one of the founders of the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), has rejoined PCGS in Newport Beach, California after a two-year stint as Director of Numismatic Operations for Bowers and Merena Galleries in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Both PCGS and Bowers and Merena are divisions of the publicly traded parent company, Collectors Universe, Inc.

Wrubel served as PCGS Director of Grading from 1987 to 1997. He was instrumental in creating the PCGS Grading Standards and is considered one of the market's top grading experts.

Ron Howard, PCGS Director of Grading, said, "We are extremely excited to have ‘Gordy’ rejoin our team. He possesses a unique combination of grading ability, numismatic expertise, and market experience. He will immediately become an integral part of the authentication and grading process."

David Hall, Collectors Universe President and PCGS founder, added, "Gordon is one of the founders of PCGS and has been an integral part of our success. He is a world class grading talent and his presence in the grading room is a big asset to PCGS.”

Founded in 1986, PCGS currently examines an average of 72,000 submitted coins each month. PCGS is the official grading service of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG).