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In the latest PCGS newsletter...

PCGS Customer Service Offers New "Value-Added" Service

PCGS is justifiably proud of its Customer Service organization, and the caring attitude of our representatives. To add even greater value to the PCGS experience, Customer Service now offers foot rubs with any order over $1,000. This offer is just another example of PCGS' willingness to go the extra mile for our customers. Watch the video!

Collectors Universe Introduces Wine Grading Service

In an effort to diversify the company's product portfolio to include even more collectors, Collectors Universe will add wine grading and authentication starting June 1, 2009, pending the company's ability to "slab" the wine bottles. The new wine graders will actually be veteran wine tasters. Productivity among the wine graders is expected to be greater in the morning hours than after the lunch hour. For quality control purposes, the wine grading room has been declared off limits to PCGS Customer Service reps.

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But now, I don't know whether or not to believe this, which was in the same newsletter...

PCGS Offers New Counterfeit Grading Service

While the recent proliferation of counterfeit coins is alarming to many in the hobby, PCGS looks at the bright side. To further increase participation in the popular PCGS Set RegistrySM, PCGS is now accepting counterfeit coins for grading, as long as they are specified for inclusion in the Set Registry.

BJ Searls, Set Registry Manager, has created three new categories for counterfeit coins:
    Most obvious counterfeits Least obvious counterfeits Chinese counterfeits of U.S. coins
"We are pleased to offer collectors who have been burned by counterfeiters an opportunity to make the best of a bad situation, and be able to compare coins and stories with others in the same boat," said Searls.

It is doubtful, however, that there will ever be a Set Registry Hall of Fame category for counterfeit coins.



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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,124 ✭✭✭✭✭
    and what is tomorrow's date? image

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    WWWWWW Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭
    Ever read The Onion?
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    spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    Happy April Fools Day image

    But, man, if you think counterfeiting in numismatics is bad, it's insanely worse for wine collectors. I have a really good article or two on that, gotta dig 'em up, good reading for collectors no matter what's in your hoard.
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