PCGS Weekly Update January 28, 2025

Recent Price Guide Updates

• MS Liberty Cap Half Cents
• MS Draped Bust Half Cents
• MS Classic Head Half Cents
• MS Braided Hair Half Cents
• PR Braided Half Hair Cents
• MS Barber Dimes
• PR Barber Dimes
• MS Mercury Dimes
• PR Mercury Dimes
• MS Presidential Dollars
• MS American Innovation Dollars

CoinFacts Narrative Update

The $5 2008-W Proof Gold Buffalos are composed of pure, 24-karat gold. The coins were sold as a single-coin option or they could also be purchased as a four-piece set. Read more.

PCGS Set Registry Update

The Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria, was established in 1688 as a private institution. When Charles VI had passed away in 1740, the academy saw a downturn that was reversed by his daughter Maria Theresa, who became the empress. Throughout the years, many artists produced works for the country of Austria that included sculpture, architecture, paintings, and engravings. One of these native sons who attended the Fine Arts Academy was Ferdiand Welz, who studied sculpture from 1933 to 1938. In 1940, he was appointed the head engraver of the Austrian Mint, and he produced many designs that were for coinage. One reverse design that Welz produced was for the 10 schilling denomination. This design stood the test of time and was coined up until the year 2000. Welz's last design for a coin was a lifelike portrait of Pope John Paul II on a 1988 500 schilling coin, which commemorated his visit to Austria from June 23-27 of that year. The coin shown above displays Ferdinand Welz's timeless design, which is from the 1965 Austrian Proof Set that PCGS has recently listed for collectors to consider building.

Additional sets from various countries have been added, so please feel free to browse the PCGS Set Registry when you have a chance and you may find there is a set for almost anyone to build. The PCGS Set Registry offers many different sets from all over the world and specialty sets for advanced collectors. We appreciate your continued patronage!