What does the PCGS serial number tell us?

BigGreek

Is it true that a smaller number means the coin was originally
graded earlier?

Russ

If a 0 appears in front of the cert on a new blue holder to create an 8 digit number, the coin has been re-holdered.

Russ, NCNE

magikbilly

I have no idea, but I doubt it.

Billy
edited to add "and what Russ said.."

ms70

I thought they just recently passed the 10 million mark?

Why do newer slabs have numbers showing over 21 million?

Russ

11 million bodybags.

Russ, NCNE

DominusDeus

they should switch to hex. same number of digits can hold more info.

99,999,999, being the max for 8 digits. With hex, an 8-digit max would be FFFFFFFF, which is 4,294,967,295

My PCGS MS65 dime would become:

13F7.65/147B163

BigGreek

<< <i>If a 0 appears in front of the cert on a new blue holder to create an 8 digit number, the coin has been re-holdered.

Russ, NCNE >>



I read in this forum that a leading "5" means the coin was graded at a show. True?

Russ

<< <i>I read in this forum that a leading "5" means the coin was graded at a show. True? >>



Yes.

Russ, NCNE

jonesor

using non-base 10 numbers would throw off the mathematically disinclined.

foodude

I read in this forum that a leading "5" means the coin was graded at a show. True?


500 ... and 501 ... are show grades. Perhaps look for 502 ... soon.

ms70

Next question- Numbers in the 71 million such as this: 71026898. This is a 1947-S Washington Quarter.

What's the 7 designate? Most of the "7" slabs I have are Sacagaweas and one is an Ike.

ms70

ttt

foodude

What's the 7 designate?

I've heard "7s" are bulk orders. At FUN, I went through several hundred newly slabed MS Franklins and picked out a few (800 were submited). The # for these coins strarted with "7".

Koinlink

This is very interesting. I never knew about all this!