Professional Coin Grading Service

Professional Coin Grading Service
PCGS
IndustryRare coins
FoundedCalifornia, U.S. (1985)
FoundersDavid Hall, Silvano DiGenova, Bruce Amspacher, Gordon Wrubel, Van Simmons, John Danreuther, Steve Cyrkin[1][2][3]
Headquarters1610 E. St. Andrew Place, Suite 150, Santa Ana, California 92705
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsCoin certification services and supplies, memberships and subscriptions
ParentCollectors Universe
Websitewww.pcgs.com Edit this at Wikidata

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is an American third-party coin grading, authentication, attribution, and encapsulation service founded in 1985. The intent of its seven founding dealers, including the firm's former president David Hall, was to standardize grading.[4][5] The firm has divisions in Europe and Asia, and is owned by parent company Collectors Universe. PCGS has graded over 42.5 million coins, medals, and tokens valued at over $36 billion.[6]

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  2. ^ "PCGS co-founder dies". numismaticnews.net. Numismatic News. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  3. ^ Hall, David. "The Story of the Origin of PCGS". pcgs.com. PCGS. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. ^ Laibstain, Harry. Investing, collecting & trading in certified commemoratives: an in-depth analysis of gold & silver issues 1892–1954. DLRC Press, 1995, p. 1-134.
  5. ^ Travers, Scott A. (2010). The Coin Collector's Survival Manual (7th ed.). New York, NY: House of Collectibles. pp. 1–432. ISBN 978-0375723391.
  6. ^ "Total Coins Graded". pcgs.com. PCGS. Retrieved 2020-01-07.