Diffrence between PCGS coin # & CERT vert #??????

MrOrganic

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BAJJERFAN

7238 is the pcgs coin number 21512360 is the certification number

HTH

RYK

PCGS Coin Number is the four (or five) digit number in the bottom left corner that is unique to the coin issue. In my hand, I have an 1849-D QE, and the coin number is 7754 for this and all 1849-D QEs.. It precedes a decimal point, after which is the coin's grade (or genuine code).

The certification number is unique to the actual coin and is seen in the lower right of the label. Currently issued cert numbers are 8 digits.

MrOrganic

Thank you

What do you use for each & what is the benefits??

RYK

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The coin number is used to search Heritage for the same issue, to manually fill out a PCGS submission form, and to find the coin issue on CoinFacts.

The cert number is used to verify that the coin in your hand is legit, to get information about the coin (and sometimes a PCGS photo), to see if the coin is registered to someone else, and sometimes gives you a recent auction history for the coin. At my request (and probably others), they have had a button on the cert verification page that takes you directly to the coin issue on CoinFacts.

BAJJERFAN

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The coin number is a unique identifier just like most businesses have catalog numbers for their raw materials and salable items. The cert number is simply a tracking number since the coin number includes all coins of that date, mm, type, etc.

MrOrganic

thanx all!