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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just got email from PCGS: Quote:
Late today, in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, Orange County, California issued an emergency order declaring nonessential businesses that operate within the county to close, effective immediately, through March 31, 2020.
As such, Collectors Universe and its Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) divisions are temporarily ceasing operations.
Non-local business units, such as PCGS Hong Kong, PCGS Shanghai, PSA New Jersey and PSA Tokyo, will remain open. Certified Coin Exchange (CCE) and Long Beach Expo operations will also remain operational.
Customers are asked to not ship submissions to our California office until operations are reopened. If you have an inbound shipment to Collectors Universe, it will be received and securely stored at our facility.
The situation is fluid and we'll continue to keep our customers updated regarding the availability of our services.
We know this is a period of great uncertainty and we remain committed to providing world class services as soon as possible. Edited by Alpha2814
03/18/2020 12:04 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
669 Posts |
Gonna be some anxious people with their coins sitting in PCGS's vault not knowing when they'll get their coins graded/returned.
Edited by mrpapageorgio
03/18/2020 12:39 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7620 Posts |
Coins will be fine. People are way more fragile.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Of those people that have confirmed COVID-19 infection, around half of them have already recovered, some with assistive treatment of the symptoms, but most have recovered without any assistance.
Tom Hanks and his wife who had been visiting Australia to make a film, are well on the way to full recovery, with only minor symptoms along the way, are examples.
It also seems that all of those that have recovered, have developed immunity from further infection.
Having said that the period of threat to a Country from initial diagnosis of the first patient, until it is safe to move reasonably freely within the community seems to be something like six months. During that period, perhaps 20-25% of the population will be infected, and 98% of those fully recovered, some with permanent, but minor lung damage.
Not my opinion, but reflective of opinions expressed by the Chief Medical Officer of Queensland (Australia).
Six months or thereabouts is what I guess is how long the PCGS CA office will be closed down for.
Not all bad news, but we will all have to wait and see, anyway.
Edited by sel_69l
03/18/2020 03:23 am
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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The whole world is temporarily shutting down and to what avail.
The total economic destruction of the western world .
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Pillar of the Community
United States
701 Posts |
Not only western.
The entire World....we need to pray.
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Valued Member
United States
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Quote:
UPDATED MARCH 18, 2020
Dear Valued Customer,
Orange County has clarified its emergency order and is now allowing businesses, including Collectors Universe, to resume operations.
As a result, Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) will resume operations, effective immediately.
As evident by the multiple policy changes, this situation remains extremely fluid. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate this ordeal. Ultimately, we are committed to both the health and safety of our employees and the delivery of our services to our loyal customers.
Sincerely,
Brett Charville
President, PCGS |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2023 Posts |
That's one heck of a clarification.  Originally prohibiting "all public and private gatherings of any number of people, including at places of work, occurring outside a single household or living space." Now, "some business leaders thought the prohibition on gatherings and events meant 'you and your business office and you and a coworker, unless you're an essential service. A lot of people not in essential services worried if they went to work today would they be arrested, and that is not the intent.'" I don't blame them for being confused. Ref: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/202...us-business/ |
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Valued Member
United States
452 Posts |
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MARCH 20, 2020 UPDATE
Pursuant to Executive Order N-33-20, issued on March 19, 2020 by the Governor of California, Collectors Universe's Orange County office has closed until it is deemed safe to resume operations.
As a result, Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) have temporarily ceased operations, effective immediately.
It is evident to all that we are in uncharted territory. For now, the larger public good mandates this closure. We will share our reopen date once it is established by the state of California.
Thank you for your patience and understanding, and please stay healthy.
Sincerely,
Brett Charville
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Forum Dad
United States
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Anyone else getting dizzy?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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bobby131313 said... Quote:
Anyone else getting dizzy? I'm always saying, Don't worry! - Things will be fine! but now I'm not so sure. We've never been down this road before. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2023 Posts |
Dizzy? No. Stir crazy? Yes. I've left the house only to walk the dogs for the last three weeks, and that's just about a block each way. The rest of the state is just now catching up.
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Valued Member
United States
318 Posts |
Yeah. I had sent them 8 coins last week. Not that I'm in a hurry. These were my 8 "Collectors Club" gradings they give when you re-up your annual membership. My membership is up for renewal in 3 weeks which means if you are doing the math, I waited nearly an entire year to send these in. I can wait a few more weeks/months for my coins!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3546 Posts |
I 'd just like to pick your brains on this one.
What if someone has a yearly PCGS eight coin grading membership that automatically renews on 03/23/2020? What is your opinion insofar as the membership auto-renewing for another year on this date?
Would it seem logical that since their office is closed with noone there to conduct business as usual, that the entire electronic part of the business would also grind to a halt? This would obviously include the part of the software that bills a member's credit card so efficiently right on time etc.
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Valued Member
United States
318 Posts |
At this point, my brain hurts. For me, my renewal is the first week of April and I did get an email on March 16th that they got my order for what I had sent in. I suppose I'm soon to find out how they are going to handle their orders during this shutdown.
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Valued Member
United States
318 Posts |
Does anyone on here live in Orange County California, or nearby? What is the update out there. Do the local experts in that region appear to be ready for people to go back to work soon? I'm one who is looking forward to PCGS getting back to business.
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