PCGS Weekly Update April 21, 2026

Recent Price Guide Updates

• MS Silver Commemorative
• MS Gold Commemorative
• MS Templeton Reid (Georgia) Territorial Gold
• MS Bechtler (N. Carolina/Georgia) Territorial Gold
• MS California Gold
• MS Oregon Gold

PCGS CoinFacts Update

The 1937 Proof Washington Quarter was the first to feature the Type B reverse, heralding the Mint's new method of preparing proof dies. Remarkably, this subtly different reverse remained unnoticed for nearly 50 years until its discovery by one of the 20th century's most underrated variety sleuths.   Read more.

PCGS Set Registry Update

On April 2, 1792, Congress approved the U.S. Coinage Act and the central unit of currency was the silver dollar. We can thank Alexander Hamilton, the first Treasury secretary and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. His vision of a decimalized currency system came to fruition and 10 denominations were proposed. All non-gold denominations pitched at the time are used today with the exception of the half disme, half cent, and one cent denominations. The half disme was replaced by the Shield Nickel, first introduced in 1866. Its composition was 75% copper and 25% nickel and it weighed 3.9 grams. It wasn’t until 1883 when the Liberty Nickel was introduced that this denomination weighed 5 grams. In 1913 the Buffalo Nickel was introduced, which remains popular with collectors today and considered a work of art; Hamilton may have marveled at this design, as he was an art enthusiast. He would not have liked the fourth installment of nickels bearing the portrait Thomas Jefferson, which started in 1938. They were arch rivals during the latest part of the 18th-century but were on friendly terms at one time. Hamilton founded and engineered the beginnings of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Jefferson detested every bit of these speculative beginnings. Hamilton does not appear on any U.S. coinage but has been seen on the $10 bill since 1928. During World War II, the 1942-P Jefferson Nickel was struck in 35% silver, 56% copper, and 9% manganese. Jefferson continues his appearance on the U.S. nickel to the present day. The PCGS MS68 shown above displays full steps in front of Monticello, which was Jefferson’s home. The coin shown above is part of the 1942 Year Set that PCGS has recently listed.

Additional sets from various countries have been added, so please feel free to browse the PCGS Set Registry when you have a chance and you may find there is a set for almost anyone to build. The PCGS Set Registry offers many different sets from all over the world and specialty sets for advanced collectors. We appreciate your continued patronage!