First PCGS Coin

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• Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭

  March 1, 2010 8:39PM

  Serial number, or more correctly stated certification number, on PCGS coins are not sequential. PCGS does that intentionally so that date cannot be correlated with the cert number.

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• PerryHall Posts: 47,059 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 1, 2010 8:51PM

  Great question---What was the first coin slabbed by PCGS and did they save it for historical purposes? Hopefully HRH or Don Willis can answer this question.

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• llafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭

  March 1, 2010 8:53PM

  
  
  << <i>Great question---What was the first coin slabbed by PCGS and did they save it for historical purposes? Hopefully HRH or Don Willis can answer this question. >>
  
  
  
  There were probably several "test" slabs that never hit the market.

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• johnny9434 Posts: 29,777 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 1, 2010 9:10PM

  good question although that might be a better one for pcgs itself . they might have more insight and will keep the good eye on it

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• Barry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭

  March 1, 2010 9:42PM

  Wouldn't it be funny if the first submitted coin was BBed?

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• speety Posts: 5,424 ✭

  March 1, 2010 9:45PM

  
  
  << <i>Wouldn't it be funny if the first submitted coin was BBed? >>
  
  
  
  Would it be surprising? lol

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• D Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭

  March 1, 2010 10:16PM

  I have it, and no desire to share the information about its whereabouts.
  
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• Marauderrt10 Posts: 1,097 ✭

  March 1, 2010 10:37PM

  the first coin i ever bought was a great success!
  
  Picked up an 1896-P Morgan that i knew was an obvious DMPL right away, and it came back the grade i thought it was. MS64DMPL. Picked it up for $35

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• Blackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭

  March 1, 2010 10:48PM

  Mine was an MS60 1883 with cents liberty nickel back in 1987. Coin is long gone.

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• Walmann Posts: 2,806 ✭

  March 1, 2010 11:07PM

  The first coin certified is tacked up behind the big honcho's desk, surprisingly the submitter has been very patient with the mail.

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