Finally - Signature Series Grading Is Alive Again!

Back when J.T. Stanton took over PCI to clean it up he came up with a brilliant idea of having experts in different series examine requested coins for a fee, and the label of said holders would include the signature of the expert to certify that they had examined the piece and agreed with its grade/authenticity.

I was asked to be a part of this 'Signature Series' program and agreed. Less than a year later PCI folded because the owner passed and the widow didn't want anyone else running the company.

The equipment and other assets of the company sold to David Lawrence who opened 'Dominion Grading Service' - or DGS for short.

DGS took the 'Signature Series' idea and ran with it, and has asked me to do Lincoln cents for them. I accepted, and just yesterday we sealed a deal on how the service would work.

Collectors who want to have their coins personally examined by me can submit their coins to DGS requesting this service. DGS sends the coins to me, I examine, attribute, and grade them, and DGS seals them with a label bearing my signature and sends them back to the collector.

I can grade normal Lincoln cents and/or attribute die varieties using the system published in my books and on coppercoins.com, and DGS will annotate the die number on the label. I believe the fee for this service to be reasonable, and am excited about the idea of once again having coins on the market that are in holders that show I examined the coins personally.

You can find out more about this service by visiting the DGS website at https://www.dominiongrading.com, clicking on the 'submission center' link, then clicking on 'signature series'.