{Tag Archives} Dominion Grading Service
DGS Hires Top Grader to Keep up with Increased Submissions
Nov 4 at 9:09pm
Management at Dominion Grading Service (DGS) formally announced this week the hiring of Michael Ellis as a senior grader and variety specialist. Mr. Ellis has over 20 years experience in professional numismatics with a rich resume spanning everything from President of CONECA, to 12 years of teaching at ANA Summer Seminars.
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DGS Authenticates & Grades Rare Lafayette Dollar Variety
Sep 17 at 11:11pm
Virginia Beach, VA. The graders at Dominion Grading Service are excited to announce that they have certified the second known example of this very rare variety. The Duvall 4-E variety was thought to be unique until the discovery of this coin, which has been graded AU58 Cleaned by DGS.
According to John Feigenbaum, President of DGS, the coin has “the initial appearance of a mint state coin but the luster is almost too nice and lacks the frosty surfaces of a true mint state. The coin has virtually no wear and has been very lightly cleaned to show evidence of wipe lines upon close examination in proper lighting. The only significant mark on either side of the coin is a 3 mm scratch on Washington’s cheek. Without the mishandling, this coin might have otherwise graded MS63.”
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Third Party Grading, Visited - John Feigenbaum’s Ramblings
Aug 12 at 12:12pm
I was asked a very interesting and challenging question today by Steve T., a collector of certified U.S. coins and customer of ours for just over 2 years. First, Steve was disappointed because he had cracked an NGC MS61 gold piece out of its holder and submitted it PCGS — and it graded AU58. We had originally sold him the coin and he wanted to know if we would allow him to return it. In other words, “would we guarantee the grade of the coin?”
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DGS Making Progress - Coin Collector’s Blog
Jul 21 at 10:10pm
Last February, the owners of David Lawrence Rare Coins bought the assets of PCI, the fledgling grading service from suburban Atlanta, Georgia in an absolute sale auction. DLRC then packed up the assets and moved the service to their location in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Rather than trying to rescue the PCI name, DLRC President John Feigenbaum later announced that the service would be rebranded as Dominion Grading Service (DGS) and begin accepting grading submissions in May.
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Online Auction Features New DGS-Graded Coins - NumisMaster
Jun 23 at 7:07pm
DLRC Auctions offers over 100 coins in Dominion Grading Service slabs this week in its Internet Only Auction that closes June 26. The new DGS grading service has been in operation a short time and is pleased with the public response.
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