PCGS Currency-Certified "D.B. Cooper" Skyjacking Cash Sold In Heritage Auction
Fifteen tattered $20 bills recovered from the infamous 1971 “D. B. Cooper” skyjacking sold for a combined total of $37,433 in a public auction on Friday, June 13, 2008.
Bowers And Merena Realizes More Than $6.2 Million At The Baltimore Coin And Currency Convention
Bowers and Merena Auction, America's leading rare coin auction house, posted another highly successful outing in Baltimore as Official Auctioneer of the Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention.
PCGS Currency Notifies FBI OF "D.B. Cooper" Serial Numbers
During the recent examination and certification of recovered money from the famous 1971 “D. B. Cooper” skyjacking case, PCGS Currency staff members discovered nearly three dozen serial numbers that apparently had not been previously recorded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
PCGS Currency Certifies Legendary “D.B. Cooper” Skyjacking Ransom Notes
Nearly two dozen $20 denomination notes from the infamous 1971 “D.B. Cooper” skyjacking have been certified by PCGS Currency on behalf of the owner who found them a quarter-century ago.
PCGS Currency Adds New Set Registry Sets
Since the launch of the PCGS Currency Set Registry last May, interest in the Set Registry has been steadily growing with more than 400 Sets currently registered. After receiving many requests for additional sets, PCGS Currency is pleased to announce the addition of new Large Size and Small Size sets in the Registry.
PCGS Currency Releases Online Paper Money Population Report
An important new resource for paper money collectors now is available online. The extensive PCGS Currency Population ReportSM, a census database of more than 80,000 notes authenticated and certified by PCGS Currency, is updated daily and is available by subscription to members of the PCGS Currency Collectors Club and PCGS Currency authorized dealers.
First Large Size U.S. Note Graded "69PPQ" by PCGS Currency to Sell in Teletrade Auction
A Fr. 230 1899 Silver Certificate graded Superb Gem New 69PPQ by PCGS Currency is being offered by Teletrade in their upcoming auction ending on Monday, December 10, 2007.
CCE and PCGS Currency Launch Currency Marketplace
In a move that is expected to significantly boost activity in the already brisk paper money market, the Certified Coin Exchange (CCE) in conjunction with PCGS Currency has established the Currency Marketplace, a new CCE service where collectors can view, select from and buy thousands of bank notes offered by many of the top currency dealers.
PCGS Currency To No Longer Use "Red Holders" for Problem Notes
PCGS Currency has announced that, effective immediately, notes with major problems and/or restorations will no longer be placed in “Red Holders.”
Collectors Finance Corp. Says Fed Rate Cut Brings Savings On Collectibles' Loans
The Federal Reserve Board's reduction in the prime lending rate, September 16th, now is saving collectors and dealers money on loans based on certified collectibles - coins, stamps, paper money, sports memorabilia and gemstones - as collateral.
The Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo - September 27-29, 2007
Over 2,000 dealers will attend the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, a show spanning 100,000 square feet in the beautiful Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
PCGS Currency Set Registry Now Online
A new, free interactive service for bank note collectors is now online: the PCGS Currency Set Registry.
Laura A. Kessler Joins PCGS Currency Team
Laura A. Kessler has been named Vice President of Business Development for PCGS Currency, one of the world's largest rare paper money authentication and grading certification services and a division of Collectors Universe (NASDAQ: CLCT).
Teletrade Begins Currency Auctions
Teletrade®, America's largest telephone and Internet auction company for certified coins, now will conduct auctions of certified paper money. The first Teletrade Certified Currency Auction will take place on Sunday, September 10, 2006.
PCGS Currency is Pleased to Announce Its New and Improved Currency Holder
PCGS Currency is pleased to announce its new and improved currency holder. The new holder is made of the finest quality Mylar-D, the best archival quality currency holder available.
PCGS Currency Makes Inventory of Recovered Andrea Doria Bank Notes
PCGS Currency has made the first known public inventory by series type of historic bank notes recovered from a safe salvaged from the submerged Italian ocean liner, Andrea Doria.
PCGS Currency Grades Rickey Collection, Holders Will Not Be Sealed For Lot Viewing
PCGS Currency was selected to grade and authenticate the notes in the fabulous Rickey Collection that will be offered in a public sale to be conducted by Lyn Knight Currency Auctions on October 21, 2005.
PCGS Announces Currency Grading, Taps Jason W. Bradford to Head New Division
The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) today announced that Jason W. Bradford has been named the Director of its new Currency Grading division. This latest initiative will provide independent, third-party authentication and grading for both large and small size U.S. currency as well as Nationals, Fractionals and Confederate notes.