Glossary
All-Time Finest category
The Registry is divided into two sections. The first section, the All-Time Finest (ATF), ranks all current and retired sets.
Bonus points
Notes graded PPQ receive bonus points which are determined by their grade.
Certification Number
The certification number is a unique 8-digit number printed on the currency holder which may be utilized by the note's owner as a reliable means of identification after the PCGS-graded note re-enters the marketplace.
Current value
In My Set Registry, current values can be assigned by the owner to each inventory item. These values can be determined by auction results and price lists.
Grade Point Average
The GPA is the grade of each item registered in the set multiplied by the weight and then summed. That sum is then divided by the total sum of the weights of the items registered in the set.
My Set Registry
The private administration pages in the PCGS Currency Set Registry where members log in and add, update, and delete their notes and sets.
PCGS Curency Collectors Club
The Collectors Club allows collectors to submit currency for grading directly to PCGS Currency. The club offers many additional benefits including free submissions and publications. For more information, click here.
Pedigree
A listing of a note’s current owner plus previous owners who may have had significant collections.
Population
A note’s population is the number of notes graded for that grade since PCGS Currency’s inception in 2005.
Set composite
The items contained within a specific set.
Set rating
The Set Rating is achieved by dividing the weighted grade sum by the total sum of the weights in the entire set.
Weights
Sets in the Registry are weighted on a 1 to 10 scale with 10 being the rarest note and 1 being the most common. The Registry weighting is done by taking three things into account:
1. The overall rarity of the currency, i.e. the rarity in all grades
2. The rarity in the highest 2 or 3 grades
3. The price (because this is an indication of demand and importance to collectors)
What If? scenarios
A program in My Set Registry which allows a user to determine how the addition of a note(s) to a particular set might effect the set rating.