PCGS Announces CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame Inductees

The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS.com) is enshrining the names of three new inductees to its time-honored PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame.

- BY JOSHUA MCMORROW-HERNANDEZ

Jeff Garrett, Laura Sperber and Lee Minshull were inducted into the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame.

RESPECTIVE IMAGES COURTESY JEFF GARRETT, LAURA SPERBER AND LEE MINSHULL

The honors, which have been awarded since 2010 and includes dozens of legendary numismatic figures, grew longer this year with the inclusion of Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries, Inc., founder Jeff Garrett; Legend Numismatics co-founder Laura Sperber; and wholesale market maker Lee Minshull.

"It's hard to imagine the modern numismatic marketplace without the likes of Jeff Garrett, Laura Sperber and Lee Minshull," said PCGS President Stephanie Sabin. "Jeff, Laura and Lee all play significant roles in shaping the culture and dynamics of the numismatic industry today," Sabin continued.

"Jeff has built what has one of the leading rare-coin firms in the United States," Sabin said. She added that Garrett has, "shared his incredible expertise and vast knowledge with countless others through the many books and other educational publications he has written and edited over the years."

Sabin also shared her admiration for Sperber, who "rose in the ranks of the hobby at a time when few women were leading their own numismatic businesses." Sabin went on to say, "Laura redefined auction firms in the numismatic world and became an arbiter of quality, not just by the coins she sold in her auctions but also the coins she helped procure for leading collectors."