by Paul A Hubanks | Jul 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Rampant fraud appears to be afoot in the collectibles market. But first, some important background information: Collectors Universe (CU) is the parent company of Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) as well as Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA). The latter... 
by David Friedlander | Apr 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“MS64 – The Catch All Grade” or ”PCGS’s Excuse For Being Unable to Make a Decision”. I’ve been thinking about this now for at least a month. The dissatisfaction collectors have with grading is wide ranging and seems to touch anyone who is active today. One glaring... 
by Paul A Hubanks | Nov 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
One of the Unicorns (extreme rarities) in the Lincoln Cent series (especially for toned Lincoln collectors) are those coins graded PCGS MS67BN. This is an extremely rare grade / color-class combination. Just to emphasize how rare — from the founding of PCGS in... 
by Paul A Hubanks | Aug 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over the past five years of my searching, I knew that it had been very difficult finding high grade RB and BN color class Circulation Strike Wheatbacked Lincoln Cents. Since the BN color class is where color tends to show up the most strongly, clearly I was very... 
by David Friedlander | Aug 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
A few days ago I started to make a list about each date and what the “scoop” was on finding good examples. I quickly gave up on it because it was daunting and also I wasn’t sure how much detail to put down. For example, should I just mention mint state? Should I say... 
by Paul A Hubanks | Mar 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
A few months ago, I stumbled across some really cool photos of a striking antique car (a 1949 Cadillac) completely covered with pennies. What follows is the background story that I discovered. In early 1999, a Fort Wayne, Indiana couple by the name of Larry and...
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