(Newport Beach, California) - Professional Coin Grading Service has certified the first reported Sacagawea golden dollar coin struck with the edge lettering intended only for Presidential dollars. The submitter will receive a $10,000 finder’s reward from PCGS.

“The United States Mint set up specific internal procedures in an attempt to prevent this type of error from happening. But it did happen, and it’s an amazing-looking error,” said Ron Guth, PCGS President.

The 2007-dated coin was struck at the Denver Mint and has been examined and authenticated by the experts at PCGS. The coin was submitted by Andrew Moores of Lakewood, Colorado who found the coin in his pocket change. Moores believes he could have had the coin for as long as two weeks and only noticed it when he compared it with other Sacagawea Dollars that he had already set aside.

Moores was unaware of the reward until a coin collector friend mentioned that he had seen the offer on the PCGS Message Boards. According to Guth, who spoke with the submitter about the find, “Needless to say, Mr. Moores is a very happy man.”

PCGS also confirms it now has certified 301 Jefferson dollars erroneously struck without edge lettering. (more…)

Collectors and dealers took advantage of the debut exhibition to personally examine highlights of the Professional Coin Grading Service Grading Set during the recent September 2007 Long Beach Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Expo.

“I had an enjoyable time sitting down with some of the attendees to explain the subtleties of grading and why one coin was better than another,” said Ron Guth, President of PCGS, a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT).

“Based on the feedback I received from people who viewed the Grading Set, the most popular coins were counterfeits, altered and problem coins. Most people get a quick grasp on how to grade a coin based on the design details, but they’re hungry to learn about the sometimes troublesome nuances of cleaning, artificial color, authenticity and other areas that require a higher level of expertise.”

(Newport Beach, California) – The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) announced today that PCGS World Coin Population Reports^SM would be offered free of charge to all visitors to the PCGS website at www.pcgs.com/pop.

PCGS began offering electronic population data for world coins in November 2006 as part of a paid subscription to the PCGS Population Report^SM . Previously, world coin collectors were unable to obtain this valuable information in any form, printed or otherwise.

“PCGS is pleased to offer world coin collectors an opportunity to easily view population data for world coins, allowing them to determine relative rarity, to learn which coins are available at various grade levels, and to assist them in developing a condition census for the coins they collect,” said PCGS President, Ron Guth. “This information will have a dramatic effect on pricing for world coins and will fuel enthusiasm for the various Set Registries PCGS has in place (and planned) for the most popular countries.” (more…)

(Newport Beach, California) — The Professional Coin Grading Service will exhibit major portions of the extensive PCGS Grading Set during the Long Beach Coin, Stamp and Collectibles Expo in the Long Beach Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave., September 27 – 29, 2007.

The display includes multiple examples of all grades from About Good-3 to Mint State-67 for many major U.S. coin series; and displays of natural and artificial toning, altered coins, and toned coins depicting positive or negative eye appeal.

The educational exhibit also features examples of counterfeit and altered specimens including a 1797 half dollar, 1927-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, Colonial, pattern and commemorative coins

The complete set used as a reference by PCGS graders has about 1,000 coins. (more…)

Visitor reaction to the display of the award-winning number one PCGS Set Registry sets of circulation strike and proof Buffalo nickels at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money ® convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 8,12, 2007, was very positive. “We repeatedly heard comments such as “incredible,” “amazing” and “awesome”as people examined the coins at the PCGS booth, said BJ Searls, PCGS Set Registry Manager. “Several people said that Buffalo nickels are their favorite design, and they looked forward to seeing this exhibit.”