2nd Annual PCGS World Series of Rare Coin Grading

Halfsense

Get the magnifying glasses ready. The second annual PCGS World Series of Rare Coin Grading has just been announced.

World Series Info -- Click Here

-donn-

SethChandler

Sign me up baby!

TDN, you nervous?

Seth

kieferscoins

I want to win this year.

Cameron Kiefer

nwcs

Coming to a show no where near me. Although there's a slim chance I might be able to make a detour to baltimore.

JadeRareCoin

Does anyone have a summary of the competition? (i.e. how many coins, are there counterfeits, how much time are you allowed, etc.????)

Thanks, Dennis

ziggy29

<< <i>Does anyone have a summary of the competition? (i.e. how many coins, are there counterfeits, how much time are you allowed, etc.????) >>

Dennis, Here are some of the answers based on last year's event. You can see the number of coins involved (and some that are counterfeit, questionable toning, et cetera). They had one hour to grade the 40 coins.

tradedollarnut

Actually, we had 45 minutes.

ziggy29

<< <i>Actually, we had 45 minutes. >>

Apparently, then, PCGS's press releases need better editing and proofreading.

kieferscoins

It was 30 minutes for the first test, was way more then enough time needed. And we got a cool T-shirt I hope they do another T-shirt this year also.

30 minutes for the regular first test

Cameron Kiefer

morgannut2

My guess is TDN is one of those smiling guys that handed in his College Boards 15 minutes early too.

tradedollarnut

Heh, heh, heh - actually college GPA went like this: 3.9, 3.0, 2.5, 2.0 .... I discovered that there were more fun ways to spend one's time than studying!

morgannut2

Me too!

oreville

I did not see any prohibition on steroids!

BigE

Maybe it's time for the Tree to raid the carrot patch--------------------------BigE

greghansen

I'm all signed up and ready to go first thing Thursday morning in Ft. Lauderdale. It was wonderful humiliation last year and I look forward to more of the same this year. I'm going to really be ticked off, if I get a worse score this year. No 'tricked up' coins please! I missed the 1927-D St. Gaudens that was a counterfeit last year. I didn't even know enough about gold to know it was a super rare date and would have been a half million dollar coin if it were real! They won't slip that one by me again!

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS

Is Jim Halperin allowed to win again ?

He could always send his "boy" Ryan Caroll to win.

This way they get to promote Heritage through PCGS.Heck they already own 25% of NGC

Is Bruce TDN retired? Or did he teach Laura how to grade?

Stewart

tradedollarnut

Yes, Stewart, I consider myself retired. Somebody else's turn to win.

Tho I might enter the dealer side just for the challenge [if they'll let me].

morgannut2

From what I can see, TDN--dispite his interest in things other than attending college class--- has already thought Laura how to greatly improve her spelling and grammer this year. Besides if he shows her how to grade, Legend will end up wanting to keep all the top undergraded $1's in inventory, instead of the coins joining the great TDN hoard!

coinkat

TDN:

You should enter the Dealer competition at a minimium