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PCGS Rare Coins
Investment grade rare coins certified by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) or Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) typically outperform even gold bullion as an investment during difficult economic times such as today. PCGS came into being to fulfill a need for authoritative, reliable and professional third party grading of rare coins. PCGS rare coins are guaranteed to be the stated grade and sealed after grading to protect the coin against damage. Reputable rare coin exchanges, such as rare-coin.org, deal in investment grade rare coins certified by PCGS or NGC.
Because of the trust put in PCGS rare coins, these coins can be traded sight unseen. Simply put, these certified coins are what they say they are.
The establishment of independent, third party grading has reshaped the rare coin industry to the benefit of the rare coin investor. When investors buy PCGS rare coins, the pre-PCGS problem of a changing coin grade are gone. No longer does an investor buy a coin at one grade only to be told on sale that the grade is lower.
PCGS rare coins are assigned a unique inventory number upon receipt. This process allows anonymous grading. Each coin is graded by a series of experts and results entered into a computer data base. In addition to the PCGS’s exacting standards for grading PCGS, experts have used comprehensive set of grading coins for comparison.
After grading, coins are placed in a container to prevent further wear. All coin cases show the coin’s certification number, grade, date, denomination, unique bar code and pedigree if it applies. This process makes PCGS rare coins safe and valuable investments.
Shawn Penny
Senior Staff Writer - Rare-Coin.org
