| Silver eagles were found at the vault under the world | | | | In addition, the unique certification number |
| trade center and even in this Gem Uncirculated grade | | | | permanently sealed inside each coin capsule may be |
| it sure is a beautiful coin. The pedigrees American | | | | utilized by the coin's owner as a reliable means of |
| Flag insert made on all silver eagles found at the | | | | identification of the coin against PCGS database. |
| world trade center vault was specially design by | | | | Once the grading process is complete, the coin (with |
| PCGS when they graded the coins and put them in | | | | a certification tag indicating its individual identification |
| their cases. Many of the coins I personally own have | | | | number, denomination and grade), is sonically sealed |
| small specs of dust and other debris inside the | | | | inside a tamper-evident coin capsule. A unique |
| enclosed capsule but I look at this as just part of the | | | | certification number is then assigned from the PCGS |
| history of these coins. PCGS was established in 1986 | | | | computer inventory system. This important process |
| by a small group of the nation's leading rare coin | | | | enables PCGS to methodically track all coins graded |
| experts. The intention of PCGS would be to create a | | | | by PCGS. |
| climate in which consumers could participate in the | | | | With this in mind we now know that PCGS as the |
| coin market with greater confidence. As PCGS came | | | | ability to give us the Population numbers and grades |
| up with a standard in grading coins and they would | | | | of all coins found at the World Trade Center vault |
| keep a record of coins graded. | | | | and they will have computer file on the coins. So now |
| PCGS pioneered the sonically-sealed, high security | | | | it should not be to long before we have this |
| capsule as a method of reinforcing its Guarantee of | | | | information. |
| Grade & Authenticity of each PCGS coin. | | | | |