Mobile Phone Application for Coin Collectors by PCGS

PCGS Mobile Coin Facts a new application that lets smart phone users instantly access all the historical numismatic information and crystal-clear coin images from the extensive PCGS CoinFacts™ database, will be available free to everyone for a ten-day trial period, August 12 – 20, 2011. After that, this indispensable app will then be available free only for those with a PCGS CoinFacts subscription.

“This is the coolest piece of software we’ve ever done,” declared Don Willis, President of Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com), a division of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT). “It’s a revolutionary breakthrough for collectors and dealers, and I’m really excited about this!”

PCGS Coin Facts is the Internet’s most comprehensive source for information for over 30,000 United States coins, including current prices, auction records, population and images. All the information and photos hosted on the PCGS CoinFacts website are now immediately available to subscribers on any smart phone, and accessible anywhere the phone works.

Article and Image taken be website http://coincollector.org/

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