PCGS Weekly Update February 3, 2026

By PCGS - February 3, 2026

Recent Price Guide Updates

PCGS Price Guide Updates

The 1793 Chain Cent, occasionally referred to as the “Link” Cent in 19th-century numismatic literature, was the first regular-issue one-cent coin produced by the United States Mint. Struck at the first Philadelphia Mint facility and most likely included in the March 1 delivery, it holds the distinction of being the first federal coin struck for circulation. Read more.

CoinFacts Narrative Update

Finding one is like finding a needle in 10,000 haystacks, but that hasn't stopped generations from looking. Occasionally, the lucky few found what they were looking for. Learn all about the history and the latest roster of known 1943 Lincoln Copper Cents. Read more.

PCGS Set Registry Update

Born in France on September 6, 1757, was a boy named Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Motier, The Marquis de LaFayette or -- as he came to be known in the United States -- LaFayette. He was born into an aristocratic family at the Château de Chavaniac and became an officer at the age of 13 in France. LaFayette was so enamoured by the American Revolution that he left France and joined the Continental Army at the age of 19. Within a few years, he became a senior officer in the Continental Army and was later a major general. He was close friends with Alexander Hamilton, John Laurens, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington to name a few. LaFayette fought alongside some of the men noted previously, discussed strategy with all of them, and he played an integral role in the United States gaining its freedom from Great Britain. Marquis de LaFayette was honored by the United States in the form of a commemorative silver dollar in a jugate portrait alongside George Washington. The coin was approved by Congress on March 3, 1899, designed by Charles E. Barber, and released in 1900. Several documented varieties exist, which are noted by numismatist Frank Duvall. Shown above is a splendid 1900 Lafayette Dollar DuVall-C2 that is part of the Lafayette Dollars DuVall Varieties Set, Circulation Strikes (1900) that PCGS has recently listed.

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!

Set Registry Lincoln Cents (1909-to Date)