They refer to the rigid plastic holders in which certification providers like the Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) or the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) grade coins as "plastic coffins"—and ...
This author's advice: Do not bid based on grades unless coins are holdered by a top tier firm with a good market reputation, such as PCGS, NGC, ANACS or ICG. For example, the 1882-S "MS-68 DMPL ...
Among the various Silver American Eagles, the PCGS or NGC MS70 graded specimens hold a unique significance. These pristine United States Mint silver coins, graded perfect, epitomize numismatic ...
Struck from 1 troy ounce of .9999 fine gold, this coin has been graded MS70 by either PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service) or NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation), indicating a flawless coin with ...
According to the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), a particularly impressive example of this coin (graded MS66 by competing grading service Numismatic Guaranty Corporation or NGC ...
Seven MS-66 Saint-Gaudens double eagles, graded by PCGS or NGC and each with a CAC sticker were taken: 1924 PCGS serial numbers #50241932, #06607136 and #50251605; 1926 PCGS #50135319; 1927 PCGS ...
The next time you toss a quarter into a gumball machine down at the local grocery store, think about this: That piece of gum ...