What is PC-3 ???

[Brad]

Stage 3 makes sense.

[jcuve]

All google searches point to this holdered coin and its various sales only. PC-3 is on the PCGS website as a Province of Canada for Canadian coins. Maybe it's a mistake? Maybe the submitter sent in a bunch of Canadian coins simultaneously, and there was a paperwork mistake? It makes sense to suggest a 3rd stage...but who lists die stages by number? They are always by alphabetic character...

[Maineman750]

Agree with Jason...I have seen PC-3 listed under the variety heading on a PCGS chart for Canadian coins...I just cannot find it again.

[jcuve]

I don't understand these past prices. This is like a $75-150 coin. I wonder if collectors are just not confusing it with the rarer 1101. And then these things get misattributed because of the die markers...so some of these slabbed coins are not even right.

[coinman2009]

Many know this is my favorite coin! I've got price's from heritage where a 64rd went for over $1700.00. If you check out variety vista, this ddo has the first reverse design, for the V.D.B. Making this arguably the first D.D.O. in the Lincoln series. As for fs-1102 population, last i tried to count i found about 415 between p.c.g.s and anacs. That's not alot to go around. They are readily availible raw with a little looking.

[kloccwork419]

Whatever it means its always on them FS-1102 cents. I seen them sell on heritage. Probably a way of listing it that PCGS came up with..

[Maineman750]

Not always...first two I found didn't have PC-3 : http://www.acoinshop.com/1909-VDB-Ce...VDBDDOMS64.htm and http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1169&lotIdNo=44007

Very strange

[kloccwork419]

Yea weird. Im sure its some system PCGS came up with but who knows. I didnt mean ALL of them but I meant that the PC-3 is only on them coins..

[onecent1909]

First response from PCGS

Good Morning John,
Thank you for contacting PCGS Customer Service.
In order to determine the necessary information, I will need to consult with our in-house variety experts who will not be available until Monday of next week. I will be able to let you know then.
If you have further questions or concerns, please contact PCGS Customer Service by email: info@pcgs.com or by phone: 1-800-447-8848.
My Best Regards,
Corbin Jung

I put this e-mail in on Sunday....1 week?
lets see what they finally say.... when I know...you will know

[stonecad]

Good Morning Greg,

Thank you for contacting PCGS Customer Service.

Initially, PCGS was going to use our own numbers for Varieties, for instance the PC-3 number. We no longer use these numbers.

If you have further questions or concerns, please contact PCGS Customer Service by email: info@pcgs.com or by phone: 1-800-447-8848.

My Best Regards,

Corbin Jung
PCGS Customer Service
W: 1-800-447-8848 | F: 949-567-1253

[Brad]

They must not have used those numbers for long, because I have never seen them before.

[lara4228]

interesting how they would shake up their labelling guidelines then switch again so quickly.

also they never did specify (yet) what PC or the 3 represented:confused:

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