Reading the holder
We review certification labels from services such as NGC, PCGS, and PMG, along with population and grade information, as part of evaluating a certified coin or note.
About / Credentials
Credentials & how we handle certified coins
What our experience with third-party grading services looks like in practice, and the standards we hold ourselves to at the counter.
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Certified material
Working with NGC, PCGS, and PMG holders
Many collections and estates include coins and currency certified by major third-party grading services. Here's how we approach them.
Raw & uncertified coins
Not everything needs to be slabbed. We're equally comfortable evaluating raw, uncertified coins and explaining what grading could mean for value.
Grading experience
Years of handling coins across grades and series inform how we assess condition, eye appeal, and authenticity concerns at the counter.
Our commitments
Ethics and transparency
What we commit to
- Explaining how we arrive at an offer or price, in plain terms.
- Disclosing when a coin's condition, cleaning, or damage affects value.
- Never pressuring a customer to sell or buy on the spot.
- Being upfront when an item is outside our expertise and needs outside grading.
What we ask in return
- Bring items as-is — please don't clean or polish coins before a visit.
- Bring any existing paperwork, grading certificates, or purchase records if you have them.
- Ask questions. A good evaluation should make sense to you before you decide anything.
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Have certified or raw coins you'd like reviewed?
Bring them in, holder or no holder — we'll walk through it with you.