Welcome to Something About Coins! The web was buzzing about PCGS's new Secure Plus service, so I've linked a few articles below!
PCGS Announces PCGS Secure Plus™, CoinNews.net
The Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has launched PCGS Secure Plus™, a revolutionary new process with high-tech security and scrutiny to increase the confidence of collectors and dealers, and a new certification designation that potentially can increase the value of coins. The PCGS Secure Plus process uses laser scanning to help detect coins that have been artificially enhanced since their last certification, combat "gradeflation" and excessive resubmissions of ... Click to read coin article
Industry Leaders Comment on New PCGS Secure + Coin Grading Announcement, CoinLink.com
David Lisot, Executive Producer of Coin Television has put together a montage of comments from industry leaders following the PCGS announcement of its New Secure + coin grading service. The PCGS Secure Plus process uses laser scanning to help detect coins that have been artificially enhanced since their last certification, combat “gradeflation” and excessive resubmissions of the same coins, and can also be used to help identify recovered stolen coins. Additionally, PCGS ... Click to read coin article
PCGS's Big One Is A Big Deal, Coin Collector's Blog
This week, the Professional Coin Grading Service announced “The Big One,” a service called PCGS Secure Plus.™ A new service line that will be an option for most collectors except for rare and ultra rare coins which must be certified by PCGS Secure Plus. The significant part of this service is that PCGS is adding modern computer imaging to coin grading. Coins grade through Secure Plus will be scanned by an optical device that will map the surface of the coin creating a digital signature of its characteristics that can be used for later ... Click to read coin article
The New PCGS Secure+ and what (it might) mean for the coin business… , StellaCoinNews.com
Well, now that PCGS has made the “Big One” announcement, it’s possible to speculate on how this might affect the coin industry (I used to call it a hobby but I think that ship sailed a long time ago). There’s an awful lot to digest here, but I had the benefits of advance notice of this announcement by Mr. Hall himself and I was able to personally attend the Press Conference at the Ft. Worth ANA National Money Show when the Big One was unveiled publicly. For starters, if you are not ... Click to read coin article
Golden times at Royal Canadian Mint, The Vancouver Sun
Gold and silver sales have exploded past the $1-billion mark at the federal mint, with spooked global investors snapping up the precious metals as a hedge in uncertain times. The astounding 266 percent increase in bullion and refinery revenues, to $1.04 billion from $283.9 million in 2007, is revealed in the Royal Canadian Mint's 2008 annual report, only recently tabled in Parliament after a yearlong delay caused by an investigation into $15 million in missing gold. The unprecedented demand for bullion and the resulting ... Click to read coin article
European Hoard Made Double Eagle Attainable, NumisMaster.com
Like the 1903-0 Morgan dollar, the 1924-S Saint-Gaudens double eagle is one of the rare coins that actually became much more available over time. Of course, like the 1903-0 Morgan dollar, the 1924-S did not delight the few who owned it at the time, but it made for an extremely interesting story. Its story starts out with a mintage of 2,927,500 pieces, which was a large mintage for Saint-Gaudens double eagles. The only other high totals were the 1924s from the other mints. No one in their right mind was going to save the ... Click to read coin article
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