Slab Lab Episode 8: Steve Feltner Parts 1, 2, And 3

PCGS - PCGS Director of Numismatic Education & Grading Team Leader, Steve Feltner, joins us in this episode of Slab Lab. Steve recalls his first ANA Summer Seminar and the knowledge gained from being in a room full of passionate collectors. Where his love for coins and people intersect, Steve aims to perpetuate the hobby for young numismatists just as collectors did for him when he was a young kid starting out in the industry.




This episode of Slab Lab gives unique insight into path that led to Steve Feltner to landing his first role with PCGS as a professional coin grader. Hear the advice of his mentors and professors, how participating in advanced grading at the ANA Summer seminar honed his skill set, and what it's like behind the scenes of the PCGS grading room.



The final installment of our interview with Steve Feltner, PCGS Director of grading and education is here. See pieces from his personal collection, including one of his very first purchases- a 1929-S quarter PCGS certified in an "old green holder" a PCGS XF45 George Washington funeral medal, a quick lesson on pioneer gold and the California Gold Rush, and more.