(Long Beach, California) – A complete set of Type I Double Eagles, rare Hard Times tokens and the number one collection of early U.S. silver dollars in the PCGS Set RegistrySM will be displayed at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, February 14 – 16, 2008, in the Long Beach, California Convention & Entertainment Center, 100 S. Pine Ave.

Monaco Rare Coin of Newport Beach, California (www.zoomcoin.com)will exhibit a condition census set of U.S. $20 denomination gold coins struck from 1850 to 1866, including examples of the 1854-O, 1856-O and one of the two known 1861-P Paquet reverse specimens. The collection is valued at more than $5 million, according to Adam Crum of Monaco.

“The PCGS exhibit will showcase 107 varieties of Flowing Hair and Bust dollars from 1794 to 1803 from the collection of California radiologist, Dr. Robert D. Hesselgesser. He has added a number of new or upgraded coins in the past year, and his collection is the finest of its kind in the Professional Coin Grading Service’s registry,”said Ronald J. Gillio, Expo General Chairman.

Stack’s of New York City and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (www.stacks.com) will display “The Old Time Dice-Hicks Cabinet” of rare, historic Hard Times and merchants’ tokens privately struck in the 1830’s and shortly afterward when circulating coins often were scarce. (more…)

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Collectors Universe, Inc. , a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles, diamonds and colored gemstones, will present at the 10th Annual Needham Growth Conference being held January 8 – 11, 2008 at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

Collectors Universe Chief Executive Officer Michael Haynes will present at 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 9th and host a 30-minute breakout session at 2:00 p.m. ET. A live and archived audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the Collectors Universe website at http://www.collectors.com under Investor Relations: Events and Presentations. The webcast archive will be available for 90 days. Read Full Story

(Santa Ana, California) – In a move that is expected to significantly boost activity in the already brisk paper money market, the Certified Coin Exchange (CCE) in conjunction with PCGS Currency has established the Currency Marketplace, a new CCE service where collectors can view, select from and buy thousands of bank notes offered by many of the top currency dealers. It is located online at www.CollectorsCorner.com.

“Notes certified by PCGS Currency or PMG as well as un-certified, ‘raw’ paper money will be available online at Currency Marketplace. It will be THE place for collectors to make purchases with confidence because only CCE members and PCGS Currency Authorized Dealers will be permitted to post items for sale,” said Laura Kessler, PCGS Currency Vice President of Business Development.

Paper money now has been added to the CCE Collector’s Corner “Wish List” service where collectors are quickly and conveniently notified by e-mail when items they are seeking become available from CCE member-dealers.

“Dealers offering PCGS Currency-graded notes simply enter online the certificate number located on the back of the specially-designed holder, and all the information automatically uploads. Advertising space is available for member dealers on both the Collectors Corner and the PCGS Currency website, offering an easy and inexpensive way to attract new clients,” explained Kessler. (more…)