What Is a PCGS Genuine Coin?
What Is a PCGS Genuine Coin?Answer: A “PCGS Genuine” coin is a coin that has been placed in a PCGS grading service holder (usually called a “slab“,) without a grade attached to it. The coin has no grade because it is a “problem coin” of some sort, which can be identified by the code on the label in the PCGS holder. Coins designated as Genuine were formerly returned to the collector ungraded and non-holdered, in so-called body bags. Now, PCGS puts these coins into holders without a grade, just the designation that they are genuine along with a code explaining why the coin failed to grade. The PCGS Genuine label, shown in the photo to the right, has three numeric codes on it. The first code is 7194. This p
