I am happy to report after emailing jason Bradford and getting the facts straight from the horses mouth per say...LOL, Legacy Currency will be including all the previous and older PCGS notes in there registry, only the name has been changed to protect the innocent...LOL. Ever since PCGS closed the doors, like you, i have been wondering on there status, though there still working on bringing it together atleast i know what there intentions are, here,s an email reply i received from them today, on a Saturday no less. Rusty— I don’t know that we ever had the pleasure of meeting, but the Legacy Registry is one of those things in the pipeline that we’re working on. Given the way the interface with the Pop Report is set up, we can’t even distinguish between notes that were graded when we were PCGS and more recently as Legacy, so it’ll all be in there. Hope this helps, Nathaniel Unrath Legacy Currency Grading www.LegacyGrading.com (615) 964-0227
I would strongly urge anyone to google around and see everything that has happened in the last two years before deciding to send Legacy any submissions
We are talking about the inclusion of the old PCGS registry in to the new legacy one, not advocating anything else, as i have several sets in Military payment that were number #1,s series 641,661 and 681 and i am sure other inquiring minds want to know as well.
PCGS Currency was opened in 2005 by Collectors Universe, owner of PCGS, with Jason W. Bradford named director. Later, Collectors Universe licensed the business name PCGS Currency for the grading of U.S. paper money to Bradford under a 10-year agreement that expired Jan. 30, 2019. Until the license ran out, PCGS Currency was operated by Bradford through his firm, K3B Inc. PCGS Currency (K3B) with Jason Bradford at the helm was once the darling of the paper money grading world with annual registry award ceremonies and many collectors competing within the registry. The last couple of years, before having the licensing agreement revoked, currency submissions were taking longer and longer to be returned, which is one of the reasons I believe the agreement was not renewed. Since then, many notes in older PCGS holders have been crossed to PMG and some have been sent to the new PCGS-Banknote grading service. The relevancy of the PCGS registry is in limbo, along with the accuracy of their population report. As @baseball21 mentions, collectors should use caution, especially if you’re considering Legacy Grading, when deciding where to submit notes for grading.
