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David Hall

PCGS Co-Founder

David Hall co-founded PCGS in 1986 and served as its president until 1999. His signature appears on PCGS labels as one of the company's founders.

Background

  • He was one of seven dealers who formed PCGS, which began operations on February 3, 1986.
  • He was president of PCGS from 1986 to January 1999.
  • He co-founded the parent company Collectors Universe in February 1999 and later became its president and chief operating officer; those roles ended in September 2018.
  • He started the sports-card grading service PSA and published the newsletter David Hall's Inside View from 1979.
  • He was inducted into the PCGS CoinFacts Hall of Fame in 2012 and runs David Hall Rare Coins.

The signed labels

PCGS CoinFacts lists “David Hall” and “David Hall, Signature” label variants on American Silver Eagles, including 1995, 1997-P, 2003, and 2023 issues.

How to check a signed label

Every signed label is printed with the coin's certification number. Look the number up at pcgs.com/cert or ngccoin.com/certlookup. The record should match the coin, the grade and the label type shown in the holder.

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